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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac are Mallard (79%), Canada Goose (75%), and White-throated Sparrow (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 159 species have been reported here across 1,852 complete checklists from 378 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsDec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 67 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. 1Mallard79%
  2. 2Canada Goose75%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow70%
  4. 4American Robin67%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant65%
  6. 6Blue Jay63%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull63%
  8. 8European Starling62%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal62%
  10. 10American Crow54%
  11. 11Carolina Wren54%
  12. 12Carolina Chickadee53%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker52%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco48%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird46%

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 50 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. White-throated Sparrow70%
  4. Northern Cardinal70%
  5. American Robin68%

Spring 69 species

  1. American Robin94%
  2. Northern Cardinal82%
  3. European Starling78%
  4. Canada Goose78%
  5. Mallard76%

Summer 56 species

  1. American Robin87%
  2. Northern Cardinal81%
  3. Canada Goose73%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Carolina Wren69%

Fall 53 species

  1. Mallard72%
  2. Canada Goose72%
  3. Blue Jay69%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. American Robin61%

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.