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Birding spot · Howard County, Maryland

Birding at Annandale: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Annandale are American Crow (59%), Horned Lark (51%), and Song Sparrow (50%). It is busiest in spring, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (43 species). 85 species have been reported here across 933 complete checklists from 213 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (2 checklists)May 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsJun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Crow59%
  2. 2Horned Lark51%
  3. 3Song Sparrow50%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird49%
  5. 5Dickcissel47%
  6. 6Turkey Vulture45%
  7. 7Grasshopper Sparrow44%
  8. 8Barn Swallow43%
  9. 9Indigo Bunting34%
  10. 10European Starling33%
  11. 11Mourning Dove33%
  12. 12American Goldfinch30%
  13. 13Black Vulture23%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal22%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird22%

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 26 species

  1. American Crow71%
  2. Horned Lark54%
  3. Turkey Vulture45%
  4. Rock Pigeon35%
  5. Canada Goose29%

Spring 40 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  2. Grasshopper Sparrow66%
  3. Song Sparrow62%
  4. Horned Lark60%
  5. Barn Swallow57%

Summer 37 species

  1. Dickcissel81%
  2. Song Sparrow67%
  3. Barn Swallow65%
  4. American Goldfinch61%
  5. American Crow58%

Fall 0 species

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Maryland.

    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.