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Birding spot · Centre County, Pennsylvania

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Bald Eagle State Park are American Crow (77%), Ring-billed Gull (56%), and Canada Goose (46%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (77 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,543 complete checklists from 229 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 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 Crow77%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull56%
  3. 3Canada Goose46%
  4. 4American Goldfinch32%
  5. 5Eastern Bluebird29%
  6. 6Common Merganser23%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher21%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker20%
  9. 9Blue Jay20%
  10. 10Ruddy Duck19%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow19%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch18%
  13. 13American Robin15%
  14. 14Bufflehead15%
  15. 15Black-capped Chickadee14%

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 31 species

  1. American Crow68%
  2. Ring-billed Gull68%
  3. Common Merganser56%
  4. Canada Goose41%
  5. Bald Eagle22%

Spring 62 species

  1. American Robin61%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird58%
  3. American Crow57%
  4. Ring-billed Gull50%
  5. Song Sparrow44%

Summer 55 species

  1. American Crow64%
  2. American Goldfinch62%
  3. Song Sparrow49%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird46%
  5. Gray Catbird45%

Fall 41 species

  1. American Crow79%
  2. Canada Goose37%
  3. Blue Jay37%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant35%
  5. American Goldfinch31%

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.