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Birding spot · Montour County, Pennsylvania

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Chillisquaque are Common Merganser (95%), American Crow (81%), and Canada Goose (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 112 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (117 species). 215 species have been reported here across 2,414 complete checklists from 297 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsApr 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsMay 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsMay 8-14: 117 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsMay 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1Common Merganser95%
  2. 2American Crow81%
  3. 3Canada Goose80%
  4. 4Blue Jay76%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow68%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker59%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee58%
  8. 8American Goldfinch58%
  9. 9Bufflehead56%
  10. 10Song Sparrow56%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch54%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco49%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron48%
  14. 14Mallard47%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker44%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Pennsylvania.

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.