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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at National Capital Parks: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at National Capital Parks are Double-crested Cormorant (86%), Ring-billed Gull (80%), and Mallard (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (93 species). 232 species have been reported here across 6,880 complete checklists from 1,054 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 336 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 220 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsFeb 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 217 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsDec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsDec 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 240 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 440 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 Cormorant86%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. 3Mallard72%
  4. 4Canada Goose72%
  5. 5Blue Jay70%
  6. 6Song Sparrow61%
  7. 7American Herring Gull58%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal54%
  9. 9European Starling51%
  10. 10American Crow45%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird44%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow43%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco43%
  14. 14Bald Eagle42%
  15. 15American Robin41%

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 48 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  4. Blue Jay69%
  5. Mallard67%

Spring 89 species

  1. American Robin91%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. European Starling86%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  5. Song Sparrow81%

Summer 58 species

  1. European Starling90%
  2. Song Sparrow83%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. American Robin80%
  5. Osprey79%

Fall 74 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant81%
  2. Blue Jay79%
  3. Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. Mallard75%
  5. Canada Goose68%

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.