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Birding spot · Multnomah County, Oregon

Birding at Whitaker Ponds Nature Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Whitaker Ponds Nature Park are Hooded Merganser (93%), Mallard (92%), and American Wigeon (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (75 species). 159 species have been reported here across 6,890 complete checklists from 1,214 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 189 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsFeb 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 230 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 243 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 182 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJul 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 215 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsDec 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Hooded Merganser93%
  2. 2Mallard92%
  3. 3American Wigeon90%
  4. 4Belted Kingfisher86%
  5. 5American Crow85%
  6. 6Ring-necked Duck83%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron77%
  8. 8Gadwall76%
  9. 9Black-capped Chickadee74%
  10. 10Song Sparrow74%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe72%
  12. 12Great Egret70%
  13. 13Northern Flicker67%
  14. 14California Scrub-Jay65%
  15. 15European Starling62%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 59 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Ring-necked Duck90%
  3. American Wigeon88%
  4. Hooded Merganser88%
  5. American Crow86%

Spring 76 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Song Sparrow90%
  4. American Crow90%
  5. Gadwall85%

Summer 60 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. Song Sparrow87%
  4. Wood Duck82%
  5. Great Blue Heron79%

Fall 69 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. American Crow87%
  3. Belted Kingfisher87%
  4. Great Blue Heron80%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee79%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.