Birding spot · Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Birding at Shenango River Lake: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Shenango River Lake are Ring-billed Gull (81%), Great Blue Heron (77%), and American Crow (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (93 species). 191 species have been reported here across 1,320 complete checklists from 148 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 100 Jan 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Jan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists) Jan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Feb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Feb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Feb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Feb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklists Mar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Mar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 69 checklists Mar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Mar 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 61 checklists Apr 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 56 checklists Apr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Apr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Apr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 68 checklists May 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists May 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists May 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists May 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Jun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Jun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Jun 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Jun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Jul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Jul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Jul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Aug 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Aug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 48 checklists Aug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Aug 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 92 checklists Sep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Sep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Sep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Sep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Oct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Oct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Oct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Oct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Nov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Nov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Nov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Nov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists) Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Ring-billed Gull 81% 2 Great Blue Heron 77% 3 American Crow 75% 4 Blue Jay 75% 5 Black-capped Chickadee 73% 6 Mallard 69% 7 Canada Goose 67% 8 Northern Cardinal 65% 9 Red-bellied Woodpecker 63% 10 Song Sparrow 60% 11 American Black Duck 58% 12 European Starling 56% 13 Downy Woodpecker 54% 14 Eastern Bluebird 50% 15 Hooded Merganser 48% 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 .
Ring-billed Gull81%
Great Blue Heron77%
American Crow75%
Blue Jay75%
Black-capped Chickadee73%
Mallard69%
Canada Goose67%
Northern Cardinal65%
Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
Song Sparrow60%
American Black Duck58%
European Starling56%
Downy Woodpecker54%
Eastern Bluebird50%
Hooded Merganser48%