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Birding spot · Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Birding at New Orleans City Park (south): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at New Orleans City Park (south) are White Ibis (88%), Mallard (85%), and American Coot (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 55 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of January (72 species). 129 species have been reported here across 808 complete checklists from 587 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1White Ibis88%
  2. 2Mallard85%
  3. 3American Coot84%
  4. 4Blue Jay75%
  5. 5Canada Goose75%
  6. 6American Crow67%
  7. 7Muscovy Duck64%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird60%
  9. 9Great Egret56%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon49%
  11. 11Fish Crow48%
  12. 12Anhinga42%
  13. 13Laughing Gull41%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler40%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%

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 50 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. White Ibis78%
  4. Canada Goose72%
  5. American Crow67%

Spring 53 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. Laughing Gull73%
  4. Northern Mockingbird67%
  5. Blue Jay66%

Summer 48 species

  1. Blue Jay75%
  2. Mallard72%
  3. Northern Mockingbird70%
  4. White Ibis68%
  5. Rock Pigeon61%

Fall 55 species

  1. White Ibis88%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Blue Jay77%
  4. Canada Goose71%
  5. Northern Mockingbird70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

  • Mute Swan7.2% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 47.3×
  • Graylag Goose13% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 37.8×
  • Swan Goose6.9% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 23.7×
  • Muscovy Duck50% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 20.0×
  • Limpkin21% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 11.9×
  • Canada Goose71% of checklists here vs 6.2% statewide: 11.4×
  • Mallard85% of checklists here vs 8.2% statewide: 10.3×
  • American Coot57% of checklists here vs 6.0% statewide: 9.4×

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.