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Birding spot · Washington County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Canonsburg Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Canonsburg Lake are Mallard (78%), Blue Jay (72%), and Carolina Wren (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (66 species). 153 species have been reported here across 1,802 complete checklists from 216 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Mallard78%
  2. 2Blue Jay72%
  3. 3Carolina Wren62%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal62%
  5. 5Song Sparrow60%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher59%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee55%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
  9. 9Killdeer43%
  10. 10American Goldfinch41%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch40%
  12. 12American Robin36%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker36%
  14. 14American Crow34%
  15. 15Canada Goose31%

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 34 species

  1. Mallard77%
  2. Northern Cardinal60%
  3. Canada Goose59%
  4. Blue Jay50%
  5. Carolina Wren44%

Spring 60 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. American Robin80%
  5. Northern Cardinal78%

Summer 59 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Killdeer83%
  3. Northern Cardinal81%
  4. Great Blue Heron80%
  5. American Robin75%

Fall 46 species

  1. Blue Jay81%
  2. Mallard77%
  3. Northern Cardinal66%
  4. Killdeer65%
  5. Carolina Wren63%

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.