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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Muddy Branch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Muddy Branch) are Northern Cardinal (95%), White-throated Sparrow (93%), and Carolina Chickadee (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (97 species). 191 species have been reported here across 2,919 complete checklists from 662 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsMay 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Northern Cardinal95%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow93%
  3. 3Carolina Chickadee91%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  5. 5Carolina Wren87%
  6. 6Song Sparrow84%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker81%
  8. 8American Crow80%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird80%
  10. 10Northern Flicker80%
  11. 11Blue Jay79%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse79%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch78%
  14. 14Pileated Woodpecker75%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron72%

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 55 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow93%
  2. Northern Cardinal90%
  3. Carolina Wren89%
  4. Carolina Chickadee88%
  5. Song Sparrow80%

Spring 97 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Carolina Wren91%
  3. Carolina Chickadee89%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  5. Tufted Titmouse82%

Summer 66 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. Carolina Wren90%
  3. Carolina Chickadee75%
  4. Indigo Bunting74%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee72%

Fall 70 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Carolina Wren87%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  4. Carolina Chickadee81%
  5. Blue Jay75%

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.