WhenToBird

Birding spot · Perry County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Little Buffalo State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Little Buffalo State Park are Canada Goose (69%), Common Merganser (63%), and White-throated Sparrow (56%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (106 species). 187 species have been reported here across 1,172 complete checklists from 178 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Canada Goose69%
  2. 2Common Merganser63%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow56%
  4. 4American Crow54%
  5. 5Carolina Wren54%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal46%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron46%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco44%
  10. 10Belted Kingfisher41%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch41%
  12. 12Blue Jay40%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse40%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird39%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%

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.

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.