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Birding spot · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Middle Creek Reservoir (northeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Middle Creek Reservoir (northeast) are Canada Goose (94%), Bald Eagle (77%), and Common Merganser (75%). It is busiest in summer, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (83 species). 196 species have been reported here across 1,773 complete checklists from 906 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 58 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 Goose94%
  2. 2Bald Eagle77%
  3. 3Common Merganser75%
  4. 4Mallard69%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow68%
  6. 6Blue Jay66%
  7. 7Song Sparrow63%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron60%
  9. 9American Black Duck59%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler56%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture55%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker51%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird48%
  14. 14American Crow45%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal45%

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 46 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Tundra Swan91%
  3. Snow Goose78%
  4. Bald Eagle65%
  5. Mallard64%

Spring 62 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Snow Goose74%
  3. Tundra Swan63%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird59%
  5. Bald Eagle53%

Summer 72 species

  1. American Goldfinch88%
  2. Gray Catbird87%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Great Blue Heron81%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant64%

Fall 70 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Great Blue Heron70%
  3. Bald Eagle68%
  4. Blue Jay67%
  5. American Goldfinch57%

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.