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Birding spot · Harney County, Oregon

Birding at Williams Canyon: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Williams Canyon are Black-billed Magpie (88%), Great Horned Owl (69%), and Common Raven (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (81 species). 150 species have been reported here across 834 complete checklists from 328 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 227 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (1 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Black-billed Magpie88%
  2. 2Great Horned Owl69%
  3. 3Common Raven65%
  4. 4Bullock's Oriole64%
  5. 5Mourning Dove59%
  6. 6California Quail57%
  7. 7Western Kingbird53%
  8. 8Northern Yellow Warbler52%
  9. 9Western Warbling Vireo49%
  10. 10House Finch47%
  11. 11Western Tanager47%
  12. 12Eurasian Collared-Dove46%
  13. 13European Starling44%
  14. 14Western Wood-Pewee40%
  15. 15Common Nighthawk38%

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 0 species

    Spring 70 species

    1. Black-billed Magpie89%
    2. Bullock's Oriole72%
    3. Great Horned Owl70%
    4. Common Raven61%
    5. Mourning Dove61%

    Summer 54 species

    1. Black-billed Magpie88%
    2. Bullock's Oriole86%
    3. Common Nighthawk75%
    4. Mourning Dove73%
    5. Western Kingbird70%

    Fall 69 species

    1. Common Raven86%
    2. Black-billed Magpie83%
    3. White-crowned Sparrow81%
    4. Song Sparrow76%
    5. Great Horned Owl69%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

    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.