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Birding spot · Island County, Washington

Birding at Fort Casey: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Casey are Northern Harrier (74%), Great Blue Heron (69%), and American Wigeon (67%). It is busiest in fall, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (74 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,530 complete checklists from 548 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Northern Harrier74%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron69%
  3. 3American Wigeon67%
  4. 4Northern Pintail59%
  5. 5Mallard58%
  6. 6Bald Eagle57%
  7. 7Bufflehead57%
  8. 8Green-winged Teal53%
  9. 9Dunlin50%
  10. 10Gadwall41%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs35%
  12. 12Hooded Merganser32%
  13. 13Glaucous-winged Gull29%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser29%
  15. 15Short-eared Owl28%

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 Washington.

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.