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Birding spot · New Castle County, Delaware

Birding at Newark Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Newark Reservoir are Canada Goose (88%), Ring-billed Gull (84%), and American Crow (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (88 species). 168 species have been reported here across 1,314 complete checklists from 194 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1Canada Goose88%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull84%
  3. 3American Crow83%
  4. 4Blue Jay73%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture73%
  6. 6Carolina Wren68%
  7. 7Song Sparrow67%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow66%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal63%
  10. 10American Robin60%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco56%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird48%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron43%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse43%

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 48 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. Canada Goose86%
  3. Common Merganser84%
  4. American Crow75%
  5. Turkey Vulture60%

Spring 72 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  3. American Robin84%
  4. Northern Cardinal82%
  5. Song Sparrow76%

Summer 65 species

  1. Barn Swallow82%
  2. Canada Goose80%
  3. Blue Jay76%
  4. Mourning Dove76%
  5. American Robin73%

Fall 66 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. American Crow80%
  3. Blue Jay80%
  4. Ring-billed Gull77%
  5. Turkey Vulture71%

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.