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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at Theodore Roosevelt Island: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Theodore Roosevelt Island are Mallard (89%), White-throated Sparrow (85%), and Northern Cardinal (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (92 species). 189 species have been reported here across 5,227 complete checklists from 1,617 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsApr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 271 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 347 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 236 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 255 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 124 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. 1Mallard89%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow85%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal80%
  4. 4Carolina Wren77%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee76%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker76%
  7. 7American Robin74%
  8. 8Song Sparrow71%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker66%
  10. 10Mourning Dove62%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse58%
  12. 12Blue Jay56%
  13. 13Northern Flicker55%
  14. 14American Goldfinch55%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull52%

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 58 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. White-throated Sparrow83%
  4. Carolina Wren77%
  5. Downy Woodpecker77%

Spring 89 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. Carolina Wren89%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. American Robin80%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird76%

Summer 62 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Carolina Wren79%
  3. American Robin78%
  4. Common Grackle68%
  5. Carolina Chickadee65%

Fall 64 species

  1. Northern Cardinal85%
  2. American Robin81%
  3. Carolina Wren79%
  4. Mallard76%
  5. Carolina Chickadee73%

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.