Insights: Behavior

Daily activity patterns and behavioral analysis.
In plain English
  • Common Loon opens your dawn chorus, first heard around 6:23 AM on a typical morning.
  • Your yard is loudest around 8 AM.
  • Night shift: 8 species active between 10 PM and 4 AM, led by Green-winged Teal.

๐Ÿ• Daily Behavior Patterns

๐Ÿ“Š Hourly Activity Distribution Peak: 8 AM (3,451 detections)
๐ŸŒ… Dawn Chorus Order (4 AM โ€“ 10 AM) iSpecies are ranked by their average "wake up" time (the first time they are heard each day between 4 AM and 10 AM). At least 3 days of dawn data are required for a bird to be ranked.
#1 Common Loon
3 morning detections
~6:23 AM
#2 Black-billed Magpie
66 morning detections
~6:58 AM
#3 Green-winged Teal
28 morning detections
~7:03 AM
#4 Ring-billed Gull
9 morning detections
~7:14 AM
#5 Mallard
5 morning detections
~7:43 AM
#6 Ring-necked Pheasant
4 morning detections
~7:45 AM
#7 White-throated Sparrow
11 morning detections
~7:49 AM
#8 House Finch
63 morning detections
~8:02 AM
#9 American Crow
49 morning detections
~8:06 AM
#10 Evening Grosbeak
18 morning detections
~8:08 AM
#11 Common Raven
13 morning detections
~8:08 AM
#12 Common Redpoll
5 morning detections
~8:10 AM
#13 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 morning detections
~8:13 AM
#14 Red-breasted Nuthatch
57 morning detections
~8:14 AM
#15 House Sparrow
39 morning detections
~8:15 AM
#16 Black-capped Chickadee
6 morning detections
~8:17 AM
#17 Canada Goose
6 morning detections
~8:21 AM
#18 Gadwall
6 morning detections
~8:23 AM
#19 Blue Jay
6 morning detections
~8:27 AM
#20 Northern Flicker
38 morning detections
~8:28 AM
#21 White-crowned Sparrow
3 morning detections
~8:30 AM
#22 Common Grackle
32 morning detections
~8:32 AM
#23 Common Goldeneye
4 morning detections
~8:37 AM
#24 Pine Siskin
17 morning detections
~8:38 AM
#25 European Starling
3 morning detections
~8:55 AM
#26 Merlin
4 morning detections
~9:00 AM
#27 American Robin
8 morning detections
~9:01 AM
#28 American Goldfinch
5 morning detections
~9:07 AM
#29 Downy Woodpecker
6 morning detections
~9:27 AM
#30 Cedar Waxwing
4 morning detections
~9:30 AM
๐Ÿฆ‰ Nocturnal Activity (10 PM โ€“ 4 AM) iBird activity detected during night hours. Includes owls, nightjars, and some late-night or early-morning songsters.
Green-winged Teal
Avg time: 10:58 AM
33x
Canada Goose
Avg time: 12:37 PM
6x
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Avg time: 3:22 PM
6x
Common Loon
Avg time: 2:11 AM
4x
Black-billed Magpie
Avg time: 6:31 AM
4x
Solitary Sandpiper
Avg time: 5:25 PM
4x
Ring-necked Pheasant
Avg time: 10:35 PM
3x
Snow Goose
Avg time: 12:36 PM
2x
โฑ๏ธ Activity Windows (Top Species) iThe typical earliest and latest times a species is active at your station. Only species with 5+ detections are included to ensure reliable timing data.
Black-billed Magpie
14,868 total detections
12:04 AM โ†’ 11:04 PM
House Sparrow
4,196 total detections
6:55 AM โ†’ 7:36 PM
House Finch
1,669 total detections
6:47 AM โ†’ 8:36 PM
Red-breasted Nuthatch
839 total detections
1:50 AM โ†’ 10:01 PM
Northern Flicker
567 total detections
6:44 AM โ†’ 8:28 PM
American Crow
536 total detections
6:03 AM โ†’ 9:17 PM
Common Grackle
332 total detections
7:09 AM โ†’ 7:48 PM
Green-winged Teal
184 total detections
12:23 AM โ†’ 11:59 PM
Evening Grosbeak
66 total detections
7:14 AM โ†’ 5:54 PM
Common Raven
65 total detections
12:29 AM โ†’ 9:24 PM
Mallard
50 total detections
4:23 AM โ†’ 8:48 PM
Pine Siskin
50 total detections
6:23 AM โ†’ 7:47 PM
Merlin
38 total detections
7:00 AM โ†’ 7:16 PM
White-throated Sparrow
34 total detections
12:12 AM โ†’ 3:03 PM
Pileated Woodpecker
30 total detections
6:16 AM โ†’ 6:04 PM
Canada Goose
26 total detections
2:34 AM โ†’ 10:56 PM
Ring-necked Pheasant
26 total detections
6:44 AM โ†’ 10:43 PM
White-winged Crossbill
22 total detections
8:09 AM โ†’ 9:01 PM
American Robin
22 total detections
7:51 AM โ†’ 6:55 PM
Gadwall
19 total detections
6:20 AM โ†’ 7:39 PM
Ring-billed Gull
17 total detections
5:36 AM โ†’ 10:00 PM
White-breasted Nuthatch
16 total detections
6:58 AM โ†’ 10:41 PM
Blue Jay
15 total detections
7:45 AM โ†’ 7:15 PM
Downy Woodpecker
15 total detections
8:19 AM โ†’ 7:13 PM
Greater White-fronted Goose
12 total detections
12:25 AM โ†’ 9:31 PM
Common Redpoll
11 total detections
7:18 AM โ†’ 2:12 PM
Black-capped Chickadee
11 total detections
6:38 AM โ†’ 2:27 PM
American Goldfinch
11 total detections
7:23 AM โ†’ 4:04 PM
European Starling
11 total detections
7:53 AM โ†’ 12:23 PM
Cedar Waxwing
9 total detections
8:58 AM โ†’ 5:44 PM
Common Loon
8 total detections
12:25 AM โ†’ 8:32 PM
Belted Kingfisher
8 total detections
6:23 AM โ†’ 6:54 PM
Red-tailed Hawk
5 total detections
8:12 AM โ†’ 5:45 PM
American Tree Sparrow
5 total detections
8:16 AM โ†’ 1:54 PM
Solitary Sandpiper
5 total detections
12:06 AM โ†’ 11:11 PM
White-crowned Sparrow
5 total detections
6:36 AM โ†’ 8:06 PM