WhenToBird

Birding spot · Clallam County, Washington

Birding at Olympic Peninsula Gardens: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Olympic Peninsula Gardens are American Wigeon (90%), Mallard (90%), and Dark-eyed Junco (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid June (71 species). 126 species have been reported here across 906 complete checklists from 291 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1American Wigeon90%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco67%
  4. 4Glaucous-winged Gull61%
  5. 5American Crow57%
  6. 6American Robin57%
  7. 7Golden-crowned Sparrow53%
  8. 8House Finch53%
  9. 9Song Sparrow53%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird47%
  11. 11Bald Eagle43%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee41%
  13. 13Eurasian Wigeon39%
  14. 14Northern Flicker39%
  15. 15Spotted Towhee39%

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 50 species

  1. American Wigeon98%
  2. Mallard96%
  3. Bufflehead73%
  4. Eurasian Wigeon68%
  5. Lesser Scaup57%

Spring 64 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  3. American Robin80%
  4. American Wigeon79%
  5. American Crow67%

Summer 63 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. American Robin79%
  3. American Goldfinch74%
  4. Barn Swallow74%
  5. House Finch71%

Fall 64 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. American Crow69%
  3. House Finch64%
  4. American Wigeon61%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco54%

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.