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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Rock Creek Gardens: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rock Creek Gardens are Carolina Wren (93%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (90%), and White-throated Sparrow (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (92 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,328 complete checklists from 254 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1Carolina Wren93%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow90%
  4. 4Downy Woodpecker85%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal85%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse83%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch80%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee78%
  9. 9American Robin70%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco60%
  11. 11Mourning Dove57%
  12. 12Hairy Woodpecker53%
  13. 13Northern Flicker53%
  14. 14American Crow50%
  15. 15American Goldfinch45%

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 41 species

  1. Northern Cardinal82%
  2. Carolina Chickadee75%
  3. Tufted Titmouse74%
  4. Carolina Wren73%
  5. Downy Woodpecker73%

Spring 85 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker91%
  3. Carolina Wren90%
  4. American Robin89%
  5. Tufted Titmouse85%

Summer 54 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Carolina Wren91%
  4. Tufted Titmouse79%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker79%

Fall 73 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. Carolina Wren91%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker91%
  4. Downy Woodpecker84%
  5. American Robin81%

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.