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Birding spot · Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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

In November, the birds most often reported at New Orleans City Park are Anhinga (91%), Blue Jay (87%), and White Ibis (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 92 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (86 species). 215 species have been reported here across 4,934 complete checklists from 1,288 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 290 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 344 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 458 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 255 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 230 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 74 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. 1Anhinga91%
  2. 2Blue Jay87%
  3. 3White Ibis85%
  4. 4American Crow83%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee80%
  6. 6Great Egret77%
  7. 7Eastern Phoebe75%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal75%
  9. 9Fish Crow70%
  10. 10Ruby-crowned Kinglet68%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker67%
  12. 12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher64%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron54%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler52%
  15. 15Little Blue Heron50%

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 62 species

  1. Anhinga86%
  2. Blue Jay83%
  3. White Ibis80%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  5. Great Egret79%

Spring 92 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Northern Cardinal92%
  3. American Crow88%
  4. Carolina Chickadee83%
  5. Downy Woodpecker72%

Summer 58 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Northern Cardinal91%
  3. Carolina Chickadee85%
  4. American Crow83%
  5. Anhinga82%

Fall 81 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Carolina Chickadee89%
  3. American Crow87%
  4. Northern Cardinal86%
  5. Downy Woodpecker82%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

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.