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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Brightwood Reservoir (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Brightwood Reservoir (historical) are Northern Cardinal (98%), White-throated Sparrow (98%), and Song Sparrow (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (94 species). 143 species have been reported here across 1,139 complete checklists from 153 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 41 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Northern Cardinal98%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow98%
  3. 3Song Sparrow89%
  4. 4Carolina Wren85%
  5. 5American Robin81%
  6. 6Eastern Towhee81%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  8. 8Blue Jay69%
  9. 9American Goldfinch65%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco65%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker65%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch63%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird61%
  14. 14European Starling59%
  15. 15Mourning Dove59%

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 47 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow92%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Song Sparrow84%
  4. Eastern Towhee83%
  5. American Robin78%

Spring 80 species

  1. American Robin95%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Eastern Towhee82%
  4. Mourning Dove79%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%

Summer 57 species

  1. Chimney Swift88%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. American Robin87%
  4. Mourning Dove80%
  5. Carolina Wren77%

Fall 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Carolina Wren87%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  5. Blue Jay84%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across District of Columbia.

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.