WhenToBird

Birding spot · Thurston County, Washington

Birding at Capitol Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Capitol Point are Bufflehead (95%), Ring-necked Duck (94%), and American Wigeon (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (67 species). 140 species have been reported here across 1,484 complete checklists from 353 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 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. 1Bufflehead95%
  2. 2Ring-necked Duck94%
  3. 3American Wigeon91%
  4. 4Mallard88%
  5. 5American Coot83%
  6. 6Canvasback74%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe72%
  8. 8Canada Goose65%
  9. 9Lesser Scaup64%
  10. 10American Crow58%
  11. 11Song Sparrow55%
  12. 12Northern Shoveler52%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant44%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull39%
  15. 15Hooded Merganser38%

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 52 species

  1. Bufflehead95%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. American Wigeon69%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe68%
  5. American Coot68%

Spring 61 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. American Crow80%
  4. American Robin78%
  5. Bufflehead75%

Summer 49 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Canada Goose89%
  3. American Crow87%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  5. Song Sparrow70%

Fall 55 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. American Coot86%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe81%
  4. Canada Goose72%
  5. American Wigeon71%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Washington.

  • Canvasback23% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 22.6×
  • Lesser Scaup47% of checklists here vs 3.3% statewide: 14.1×
  • Green Heron8.0% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 11.9×
  • Ruddy Duck19% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 8.7×
  • Greater Scaup17% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 7.9×
  • Redhead7.3% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 7.5×
  • Pied-billed Grebe60% of checklists here vs 8.4% statewide: 7.1×
  • American Coot62% of checklists here vs 8.7% statewide: 7.1×

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.