Birds to See in Nebraska in November
108 bird species on our list for Nebraska are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Jay, Canada Goose, American Robin, Common Starling and Downy Woodpecker. New this month: Goldeneye, Rough-legged Hawk, Common Merganser and Red-breasted Merganser and 11 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Ring-billed GullBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
Pied-billed GrebeBusiest month of the year · Mar–Dec
Ruddy DuckBusiest month of the year · Mar–Jul
Hooded MerganserBusiest month of the year · Oct–Jul
American Herring GullBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Bonaparte's GullBusiest month of the year · Mar–May
From Nebraska’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 108 birds in November
108 birds
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Nov
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Nov
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Nov
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Nov
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Nov- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.22% in Nov
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.21% in Nov
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Nov
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Nov
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Nov
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Nov
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.28% in Nov- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSummer visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.28% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.24% in Nov- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.23% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.07% in Nov
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Nov
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.02% in Nov
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Nov
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Nov- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.74% in Nov
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.73% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.69% in Nov
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Nov
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentCommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.52% in Nov
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.46% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.44% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Nov
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.35% in Nov- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Nov
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.31% in Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Nov
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.27% in Nov
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Nov
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Nov
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Nov
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorUncommon139–157 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Nov
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisPassage migrantCommon80–122 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Nov
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.20% in Nov
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerSummer visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.18% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.14% in Nov
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaPassage migrantCommon9–11 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.13% in Nov
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaPassage migrantCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.12% in Nov
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.10% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Nov
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.07% in Nov
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.06% in Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesResidentUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.05% in Nov
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.04% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Nov
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.03% in Nov
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorRare140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Nov
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made