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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial are Double-crested Cormorant (92%), Ring-billed Gull (83%), and Canada Goose (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 49 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (46 species). 150 species have been reported here across 1,969 complete checklists from 772 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsApr 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 118 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull83%
  3. 3Canada Goose71%
  4. 4American Herring Gull58%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull43%
  6. 6Mallard39%
  7. 7American Robin33%
  8. 8Bufflehead29%
  9. 9European Starling29%
  10. 10American Crow23%
  11. 11Blue Jay22%
  12. 12House Sparrow20%
  13. 13Horned Grebe14%
  14. 14Fish Crow13%
  15. 15Lesser Scaup13%

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 32 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull82%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant58%
  4. American Robin47%
  5. American Herring Gull45%

Spring 49 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. American Robin73%
  4. European Starling69%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant66%

Summer 37 species

  1. Canada Goose82%
  2. Mallard78%
  3. European Starling57%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant50%
  5. Rock Pigeon49%

Fall 35 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  2. Ring-billed Gull77%
  3. Canada Goose64%
  4. Mallard56%
  5. American Herring Gull37%

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.