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Birding spot · Centre County, Pennsylvania

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir are American Crow (60%), Blue Jay (52%), and Canada Goose (50%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (102 species). 214 species have been reported here across 1,500 complete checklists from 207 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 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 Crow60%
  2. 2Blue Jay52%
  3. 3Canada Goose50%
  4. 4Eastern Bluebird46%
  5. 5Common Merganser45%
  6. 6American Goldfinch41%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow40%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull37%
  9. 9Carolina Wren37%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal36%
  11. 11American Robin34%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher33%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron33%
  14. 14Mallard31%
  15. 15Northern Flicker31%

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 45 species

  1. American Crow64%
  2. Common Merganser61%
  3. Ring-billed Gull52%
  4. Canada Goose49%
  5. Northern Cardinal38%

Spring 94 species

  1. Eastern Meadowlark63%
  2. American Robin63%
  3. Tree Swallow59%
  4. American Crow58%
  5. Killdeer54%

Summer 74 species

  1. American Robin70%
  2. Gray Catbird70%
  3. American Goldfinch68%
  4. Killdeer63%
  5. American Crow62%

Fall 60 species

  1. American Crow63%
  2. Blue Jay62%
  3. American Robin50%
  4. Killdeer45%
  5. Canada Goose43%

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.