WhenToBird

Birding spot · New Castle County, Delaware

Birding at Middle Run Valley Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Middle Run Valley Park are White-throated Sparrow (94%), Northern Cardinal (88%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (96 species). 175 species have been reported here across 2,212 complete checklists from 505 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsSep 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsSep 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsSep 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsOct 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 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. 1White-throated Sparrow94%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal88%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  4. 4Carolina Chickadee87%
  5. 5Carolina Wren87%
  6. 6Song Sparrow87%
  7. 7American Robin84%
  8. 8Blue Jay81%
  9. 9American Crow79%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture77%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse75%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco74%
  13. 13House Finch70%
  14. 14Northern Flicker66%
  15. 15Canada Goose64%

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 Delaware.

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.