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Birding spot · Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Birding at State Game Land 046: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at State Game Land 046 are Song Sparrow (62%), Blue Jay (58%), and White-throated Sparrow (58%). It is busiest in summer, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (99 species). 195 species have been reported here across 1,818 complete checklists from 480 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 22-28: 45 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 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. 1Song Sparrow62%
  2. 2Blue Jay58%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow58%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler53%
  5. 5Canada Goose51%
  6. 6Turkey Vulture49%
  7. 7American Robin42%
  8. 8Bufflehead42%
  9. 9Green-winged Teal42%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker42%
  11. 11Northern Flicker40%
  12. 12Mallard38%
  13. 13Ring-necked Pheasant36%
  14. 14American Crow33%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk33%

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 54 species

  1. Canada Goose75%
  2. Mallard50%
  3. American Black Duck45%
  4. Snow Goose43%
  5. Song Sparrow43%

Spring 75 species

  1. Canada Goose88%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird64%
  3. Snow Goose56%
  4. Ring-necked Duck55%
  5. Song Sparrow53%

Summer 77 species

  1. American Goldfinch74%
  2. Gray Catbird64%
  3. Great Blue Heron62%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird60%
  5. Canada Goose59%

Fall 73 species

  1. Blue Jay66%
  2. Canada Goose55%
  3. Turkey Vulture49%
  4. American Goldfinch48%
  5. Song Sparrow47%

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.