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Birding spot · Clark County, Washington

Birding at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge are Mallard (94%), Northern Harrier (89%), and American Kestrel (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (97 species). 192 species have been reported here across 2,714 complete checklists from 1,044 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 22-28: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMar 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsApr 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJun 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJun 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJul 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2Northern Harrier89%
  3. 3American Kestrel81%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron77%
  5. 5Northern Flicker72%
  6. 6Canada Goose70%
  7. 7Gadwall66%
  8. 8Song Sparrow63%
  9. 9Cackling Goose62%
  10. 10Green-winged Teal61%
  11. 11Bald Eagle59%
  12. 12Bufflehead59%
  13. 13American Coot58%
  14. 14European Starling57%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk57%

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.