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Birding spot · Centre County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake are American Crow (61%), Belted Kingfisher (49%), and Blue Jay (43%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (70 species). 138 species have been reported here across 1,268 complete checklists from 187 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Oct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 51 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 Crow61%
  2. 2Belted Kingfisher49%
  3. 3Blue Jay43%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow42%
  5. 5American Goldfinch41%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron38%
  7. 7Eastern Bluebird35%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee31%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco29%
  10. 10Northern Flicker29%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird28%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull28%
  13. 13Common Merganser27%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal27%
  15. 15American Robin26%

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 36 species

  1. American Crow62%
  2. Common Merganser51%
  3. Ring-billed Gull32%
  4. Blue Jay31%
  5. Great Blue Heron28%

Spring 61 species

  1. American Robin63%
  2. American Crow56%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird47%
  4. Killdeer44%
  5. Song Sparrow41%

Summer 58 species

  1. Gray Catbird70%
  2. American Robin66%
  3. American Goldfinch56%
  4. Cedar Waxwing49%
  5. Song Sparrow49%

Fall 44 species

  1. American Crow59%
  2. Blue Jay53%
  3. Belted Kingfisher44%
  4. American Goldfinch37%
  5. White-throated Sparrow36%

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.