WhenToBird

Birding spot · Meigs County, Tennessee

Birding at Dallas Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dallas Lake are Sandhill Crane (80%), Great Blue Heron (73%), and American Crow (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (83 species). 160 species have been reported here across 1,575 complete checklists from 592 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsFeb 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Apr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 128 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. 1Sandhill Crane80%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron73%
  3. 3American Crow63%
  4. 4Mallard62%
  5. 5Gadwall61%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird59%
  7. 7Killdeer46%
  8. 8Bald Eagle45%
  9. 9Ring-necked Duck45%
  10. 10Carolina Wren44%
  11. 11American Wigeon42%
  12. 12Blue Jay42%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal39%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee38%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture36%

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 Tennessee.

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.