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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Rock Creek Park (Chevy Chase): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rock Creek Park (Chevy Chase) are White-throated Sparrow (98%), Song Sparrow (97%), and Northern Cardinal (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (67 species). 136 species have been reported here across 1,502 complete checklists from 241 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1White-throated Sparrow98%
  2. 2Song Sparrow97%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal80%
  4. 4American Robin76%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco70%
  6. 6Blue Jay66%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  8. 8American Crow62%
  9. 9Carolina Wren57%
  10. 10American Goldfinch56%
  11. 11Chipping Sparrow56%
  12. 12Field Sparrow50%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker49%
  14. 14Mourning Dove48%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse45%

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. Song Sparrow93%
  2. White-throated Sparrow87%
  3. Northern Cardinal78%
  4. Dark-eyed Junco61%
  5. Mourning Dove58%

Spring 58 species

  1. Song Sparrow91%
  2. American Robin84%
  3. Northern Cardinal65%
  4. Blue Jay55%
  5. Mourning Dove46%

Summer 45 species

  1. American Robin79%
  2. Song Sparrow77%
  3. Gray Catbird70%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. Chimney Swift62%

Fall 65 species

  1. Northern Cardinal88%
  2. Song Sparrow88%
  3. Blue Jay79%
  4. American Robin77%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker68%

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.