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Birding spot · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Birding at State Game Land 046 (Middle Creek Reservoir): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at State Game Land 046 (Middle Creek Reservoir) are Canada Goose (73%), Red-winged Blackbird (64%), and Song Sparrow (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (105 species). 176 species have been reported here across 893 complete checklists from 344 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1Canada Goose73%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird64%
  3. 3Song Sparrow60%
  4. 4Tree Swallow57%
  5. 5Eastern Bluebird55%
  6. 6American Robin51%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird49%
  8. 8American Goldfinch45%
  9. 9Turkey Vulture45%
  10. 10Gray Catbird42%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron39%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat39%
  13. 13Field Sparrow39%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal38%
  15. 15Bald Eagle36%

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 62 species

  1. Canada Goose79%
  2. Tundra Swan66%
  3. Bald Eagle61%
  4. Great Blue Heron53%
  5. Snow Goose53%

Spring 79 species

  1. Canada Goose83%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  3. Tree Swallow63%
  4. Song Sparrow60%
  5. Eastern Bluebird58%

Summer 76 species

  1. Gray Catbird75%
  2. American Goldfinch72%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird71%
  4. Song Sparrow71%
  5. Common Yellowthroat67%

Fall 73 species

  1. Canada Goose77%
  2. Great Blue Heron66%
  3. Great Egret65%
  4. Blue Jay62%
  5. Bald Eagle59%

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.