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Birding spot · Park County, Wyoming

Birding at Yellowstone National Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Yellowstone National Park are Black-billed Magpie (57%), American Robin (49%), and Common Raven (49%). It is busiest in spring, when 33 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late June (36 species). 112 species have been reported here across 1,028 complete checklists from 852 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJun 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 19 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. 1Black-billed Magpie57%
  2. 2American Robin49%
  3. 3Common Raven49%
  4. 4Killdeer47%
  5. 5Mountain Bluebird39%
  6. 6Violet-green Swallow39%
  7. 7Chipping Sparrow35%
  8. 8Mountain Chickadee27%
  9. 9Pine Siskin26%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
  11. 11Clark's Nutcracker23%
  12. 12Brewer's Blackbird22%
  13. 13Cliff Swallow15%
  14. 14Northern Flicker15%
  15. 15Townsend's Solitaire15%

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 15 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie77%
  2. Townsend's Solitaire58%
  3. Common Raven56%
  4. Mountain Chickadee48%
  5. Clark's Nutcracker28%

Spring 33 species

  1. Killdeer58%
  2. Black-billed Magpie57%
  3. American Robin56%
  4. Mountain Bluebird52%
  5. Common Raven50%

Summer 27 species

  1. Violet-green Swallow64%
  2. Killdeer59%
  3. American Robin53%
  4. Chipping Sparrow49%
  5. Black-billed Magpie49%

Fall 20 species

  1. Black-billed Magpie70%
  2. American Robin51%
  3. Common Raven50%
  4. Clark's Nutcracker44%
  5. Brewer's Blackbird41%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wyoming.

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.