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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at George Washington Memorial Parkway: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at George Washington Memorial Parkway are Ring-billed Gull (97%), Double-crested Cormorant (78%), and Mallard (55%). It is busiest in fall, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (55 species). 116 species have been reported here across 1,054 complete checklists from 223 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (2 checklists)May 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (4 checklists)May 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant78%
  3. 3Mallard55%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron54%
  5. 5American Herring Gull53%
  6. 6American Coot47%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe45%
  8. 8Canada Goose43%
  9. 9Bufflehead39%
  10. 10Lesser Scaup32%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull29%
  12. 12Ruddy Duck29%
  13. 13Fish Crow28%
  14. 14Bald Eagle25%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco24%

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 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  3. Bufflehead74%
  4. Canada Goose66%
  5. Mallard64%

Spring 36 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  3. Osprey73%
  4. Mallard72%
  5. Canada Goose62%

Summer 33 species

  1. Osprey92%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Ring-billed Gull76%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant72%
  5. Canada Goose61%

Fall 42 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  3. Mallard71%
  4. Great Blue Heron68%
  5. Laughing Gull68%

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.