WhenToBird

Birding spot · Roane County, Tennessee

Birding at Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area are Song Sparrow (91%), White-throated Sparrow (91%), and Blue Jay (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (95 species). 156 species have been reported here across 1,050 complete checklists from 112 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 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. 1Song Sparrow91%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow91%
  3. 3Blue Jay89%
  4. 4Carolina Wren85%
  5. 5Red-winged Blackbird82%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird80%
  7. 7American Crow78%
  8. 8Swamp Sparrow77%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal75%
  10. 10Gadwall69%
  11. 11Ring-necked Duck68%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler68%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee66%
  14. 14Northern Flicker66%
  15. 15American Robin65%

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.