WhenToBird

Birding spot · Pierce County, Washington

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lost Lake are Dark-eyed Junco (69%), Canada Jay (57%), and Barn Swallow (49%). It is busiest in summer, when 34 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid July (37 species). 100 species have been reported here across 1,386 complete checklists from 967 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJul 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsAug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsAug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Dark-eyed Junco69%
  2. 2Canada Jay57%
  3. 3Barn Swallow49%
  4. 4American Robin47%
  5. 5Common Raven46%
  6. 6Steller's Jay40%
  7. 7Pine Siskin38%
  8. 8Red-breasted Nuthatch36%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler36%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow33%
  11. 11Sooty Grouse30%
  12. 12Varied Thrush26%
  13. 13American Pipit22%
  14. 14Violet-green Swallow22%
  15. 15Hermit Thrush21%

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 7 species

  1. Common Raven88%
  2. Canada Jay86%
  3. Steller's Jay57%
  4. Chestnut-backed Chickadee14%
  5. Red-breasted Nuthatch14%

Spring 24 species

  1. Canada Jay84%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco66%
  3. Steller's Jay59%
  4. Common Raven57%
  5. Barn Swallow51%

Summer 34 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco79%
  2. Barn Swallow64%
  3. Canada Jay54%
  4. American Robin51%
  5. Pine Siskin49%

Fall 29 species

  1. Common Raven58%
  2. Canada Jay53%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco51%
  4. Steller's Jay46%
  5. American Robin44%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Washington.

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.