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Birding spot · Bedford County, Pennsylvania

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Shawnee State Park are American Crow (70%), Blue Jay (65%), and Dark-eyed Junco (56%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (103 species). 188 species have been reported here across 950 complete checklists from 275 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 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 Crow70%
  2. 2Blue Jay65%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco56%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe53%
  5. 5American Goldfinch49%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee48%
  7. 7Mallard48%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron47%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch47%
  10. 10Canada Goose46%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird45%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant44%
  13. 13American Robin40%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher40%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker40%

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 53 species

  1. American Crow74%
  2. Common Merganser69%
  3. Canada Goose59%
  4. Ring-billed Gull46%
  5. Blue Jay45%

Spring 99 species

  1. American Robin74%
  2. Canada Goose69%
  3. American Crow64%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird53%
  5. Song Sparrow53%

Summer 71 species

  1. American Robin65%
  2. American Goldfinch61%
  3. Barn Swallow59%
  4. Chipping Sparrow58%
  5. Red-eyed Vireo57%

Fall 79 species

  1. Blue Jay70%
  2. American Crow66%
  3. Great Blue Heron59%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant54%
  5. Belted Kingfisher53%

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.