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Birding spot · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia

Birding at U.S. Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at U.S. Botanic Garden are American Robin (84%), White-throated Sparrow (81%), and Northern Mockingbird (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 38 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (41 species). 123 species have been reported here across 2,160 complete checklists from 524 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMay 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1American Robin84%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow81%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird72%
  4. 4House Sparrow65%
  5. 5Blue Jay61%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal59%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler56%
  8. 8European Starling53%
  9. 9Song Sparrow50%
  10. 10American Goldfinch48%
  11. 11Mourning Dove37%
  12. 12House Finch32%
  13. 13Gray Catbird28%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon27%
  15. 15Green-tailed Towhee24%

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. American Robin74%
  2. White-throated Sparrow70%
  3. Northern Mockingbird68%
  4. House Sparrow61%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler60%

Spring 38 species

  1. American Robin86%
  2. Mourning Dove74%
  3. House Sparrow73%
  4. Common Grackle72%
  5. European Starling70%

Summer 24 species

  1. Gray Catbird85%
  2. American Robin81%
  3. House Sparrow79%
  4. European Starling74%
  5. Mourning Dove68%

Fall 37 species

  1. American Robin74%
  2. Northern Mockingbird69%
  3. Gray Catbird66%
  4. House Sparrow64%
  5. Blue Jay60%

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.