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Birding spot · Thurston County, Washington

Birding at Nisqually Flats: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nisqually Flats are Mallard (97%), American Wigeon (93%), and Northern Pintail (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (92 species). 215 species have been reported here across 8,491 complete checklists from 2,767 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsJan 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsJan 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsFeb 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsFeb 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsFeb 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsApr 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsMay 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 275 checklistsJun 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsJun 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJun 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsJul 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsJul 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsJul 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 209 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsAug 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsAug 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 265 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsSep 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsOct 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 207 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsOct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsOct 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsNov 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsDec 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 244 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. 1Mallard97%
  2. 2American Wigeon93%
  3. 3Northern Pintail89%
  4. 4Bald Eagle87%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron86%
  6. 6Cackling Goose84%
  7. 7Green-winged Teal83%
  8. 8Song Sparrow80%
  9. 9Bufflehead75%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler74%
  11. 11American Crow71%
  12. 12Greater Yellowlegs70%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee70%
  14. 14Canada Goose65%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull65%

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 70 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. American Wigeon91%
  3. Bufflehead90%
  4. Bald Eagle89%
  5. Northern Shoveler88%

Spring 101 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Song Sparrow90%
  3. American Robin88%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  5. Canada Goose86%

Summer 81 species

  1. Barn Swallow93%
  2. Song Sparrow83%
  3. European Starling81%
  4. Mallard79%
  5. Bald Eagle76%

Fall 89 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Great Blue Heron89%
  3. Song Sparrow79%
  4. Bald Eagle79%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee71%

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.