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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Carroll Branch: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carroll Branch are Canada Goose (82%), Carolina Chickadee (81%), and Mallard (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (80 species). 158 species have been reported here across 1,769 complete checklists from 849 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 182 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 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. 1Canada Goose82%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee81%
  3. 3Mallard79%
  4. 4Carolina Wren72%
  5. 5Tufted Titmouse68%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker67%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal64%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow64%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird64%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch63%
  11. 11Pileated Woodpecker61%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture57%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker55%
  14. 14Song Sparrow55%
  15. 15American Crow54%

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 43 species

  1. Canada Goose79%
  2. Northern Cardinal70%
  3. Carolina Wren67%
  4. Mallard64%
  5. Carolina Chickadee62%

Spring 79 species

  1. Great Blue Heron94%
  2. Canada Goose93%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  4. Northern Cardinal79%
  5. Tufted Titmouse76%

Summer 61 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  2. Great Blue Heron78%
  3. Northern Cardinal78%
  4. Canada Goose76%
  5. Carolina Wren76%

Fall 55 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee78%
  2. Canada Goose72%
  3. Carolina Wren70%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. Tufted Titmouse69%

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.