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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park are White-throated Sparrow (81%), Song Sparrow (78%), and Northern Cardinal (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (81 species). 165 species have been reported here across 2,253 complete checklists from 407 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 37 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 Sparrow81%
  2. 2Song Sparrow78%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal76%
  4. 4Carolina Wren74%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  6. 6American Robin63%
  7. 7Mallard62%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker62%
  9. 9Mourning Dove58%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee54%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher50%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron49%
  13. 13Blue Jay48%
  14. 14House Sparrow48%
  15. 15American Goldfinch46%

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 51 species

  1. Song Sparrow80%
  2. Carolina Wren79%
  3. White-throated Sparrow77%
  4. Mallard75%
  5. Northern Cardinal71%

Spring 74 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Carolina Wren85%
  4. Mallard80%
  5. American Robin77%

Summer 62 species

  1. Carolina Wren82%
  2. Northern Cardinal79%
  3. Common Grackle72%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant69%
  5. Great Blue Heron67%

Fall 62 species

  1. Carolina Wren75%
  2. Northern Cardinal73%
  3. American Robin67%
  4. Mallard67%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker62%

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.