WhenToBird

Birding spot · Howard County, Maryland

Birding at Centennial Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Centennial Lake are Canada Goose (95%), Mallard (83%), and Northern Cardinal (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (84 species). 186 species have been reported here across 5,931 complete checklists from 773 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 291 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 223 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 221 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 302 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 201 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 257 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 231 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 Goose95%
  2. 2Mallard83%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal80%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow78%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron72%
  6. 6Carolina Wren68%
  7. 7American Robin65%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  9. 9Carolina Chickadee63%
  10. 10Blue Jay62%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher61%
  12. 12American Crow59%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker55%
  14. 14Song Sparrow53%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture53%

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 51 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard79%
  3. Ring-billed Gull71%
  4. Hooded Merganser69%
  5. Northern Cardinal62%

Spring 82 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Mallard66%
  4. Carolina Wren66%
  5. Fish Crow65%

Summer 64 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. Great Blue Heron75%
  5. Carolina Wren68%

Fall 57 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Northern Cardinal82%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Great Blue Heron74%
  5. Blue Jay70%

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.