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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Sixteenth Street Reservoir (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sixteenth Street Reservoir (historical) are Northern Cardinal (92%), White-throated Sparrow (92%), and American Robin (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (77 species). 161 species have been reported here across 9,242 complete checklists from 972 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsApr 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 759 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 756 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 636 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 401 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 224 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 610 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 611 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 664 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 664 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 676 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 425 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 253 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 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. 1Northern Cardinal92%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow92%
  3. 3American Robin87%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  5. 5Blue Jay83%
  6. 6Mourning Dove82%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse81%
  8. 8Carolina Wren77%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch76%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco75%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker75%
  12. 12American Crow63%
  13. 13Song Sparrow62%
  14. 14Northern Flicker56%
  15. 15Carolina Chickadee54%

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 37 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. White-throated Sparrow89%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch88%
  4. Tufted Titmouse88%
  5. Downy Woodpecker85%

Spring 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. Mourning Dove84%
  5. Tufted Titmouse77%

Summer 53 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Mourning Dove91%
  3. American Robin90%
  4. Carolina Wren86%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%

Fall 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. American Robin90%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker87%
  4. Blue Jay84%
  5. Carolina Wren84%

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.