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Birding spot · Walla Walla County, Washington

Birding at Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge (south): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge (south) are Red-winged Blackbird (93%), Song Sparrow (85%), and Mallard (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 102 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (118 species). 194 species have been reported here across 1,024 complete checklists from 265 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJun 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 112 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 118 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird93%
  2. 2Song Sparrow85%
  3. 3Mallard82%
  4. 4American Robin80%
  5. 5Red-tailed Hawk78%
  6. 6Mourning Dove75%
  7. 7Black-billed Magpie72%
  8. 8European Starling71%
  9. 9Killdeer70%
  10. 10Northern Flicker68%
  11. 11American Goldfinch67%
  12. 12Common Raven67%
  13. 13California Quail64%
  14. 14Tree Swallow64%
  15. 15American Kestrel61%

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 63 species

  1. Red-tailed Hawk88%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. Mallard82%
  4. Northern Flicker79%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird78%

Spring 102 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird98%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Killdeer88%
  4. American Robin85%
  5. Tree Swallow85%

Summer 97 species

  1. Mourning Dove94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  3. Western Wood-Pewee86%
  4. Song Sparrow84%
  5. American Robin83%

Fall 99 species

  1. Northern Flicker91%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  3. Song Sparrow88%
  4. Black-billed Magpie84%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk84%

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.