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Birding spot · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Minsi Lake (Formerly East Branch Martins Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Minsi Lake (Formerly East Branch Martins Creek) are American Crow (62%), Blue Jay (50%), and Canada Goose (47%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (88 species). 189 species have been reported here across 1,621 complete checklists from 174 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Crow62%
  2. 2Blue Jay50%
  3. 3Canada Goose47%
  4. 4Song Sparrow46%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco41%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
  7. 7Turkey Vulture41%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe40%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird38%
  10. 10Bald Eagle37%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker37%
  12. 12Mallard37%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron35%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse35%
  15. 15American Goldfinch31%

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 41 species

  1. American Crow50%
  2. Canada Goose44%
  3. Blue Jay36%
  4. Bald Eagle27%
  5. Turkey Vulture26%

Spring 85 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. Canada Goose74%
  3. Tree Swallow68%
  4. Song Sparrow63%
  5. Mallard61%

Summer 65 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  2. Tree Swallow62%
  3. Song Sparrow60%
  4. American Crow58%
  5. Great Blue Heron56%

Fall 70 species

  1. American Crow70%
  2. Blue Jay61%
  3. Song Sparrow53%
  4. Great Blue Heron52%
  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.