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Birding spot · Centre County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Bald Eagle State Park (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bald Eagle State Park (northwest) are American Crow (79%), Blue Jay (56%), and Black-capped Chickadee (50%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (85 species). 177 species have been reported here across 854 complete checklists from 312 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1American Crow79%
  2. 2Blue Jay56%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee50%
  4. 4American Goldfinch49%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow47%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull40%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher37%
  8. 8Eastern Bluebird37%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco35%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal35%
  11. 11Common Merganser33%
  12. 12Song Sparrow32%
  13. 13Canada Goose31%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron31%
  15. 15Northern Flicker29%

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 39 species

  1. American Crow69%
  2. Blue Jay59%
  3. Northern Cardinal53%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee47%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco46%

Spring 84 species

  1. American Robin79%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  3. Song Sparrow68%
  4. Northern Cardinal63%
  5. American Crow59%

Summer 69 species

  1. Gray Catbird83%
  2. American Robin79%
  3. American Goldfinch71%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. Song Sparrow65%

Fall 59 species

  1. American Crow77%
  2. Blue Jay69%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee50%
  4. American Goldfinch48%
  5. American Robin41%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Pennsylvania.

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.