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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Seneca Creek) are Carolina Wren (86%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (81%), and White-throated Sparrow (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (93 species). 199 species have been reported here across 4,380 complete checklists from 818 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsApr 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 203 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 194 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 200 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. 1Carolina Wren86%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker81%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow79%
  4. 4Carolina Chickadee74%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal69%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird66%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron65%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker62%
  9. 9Blue Jay60%
  10. 10Northern Flicker59%
  11. 11American Crow57%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch54%
  13. 13Song Sparrow49%
  14. 14Mallard47%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher46%

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 59 species

  1. Carolina Wren82%
  2. Northern Cardinal76%
  3. Carolina Chickadee70%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  5. White-throated Sparrow68%

Spring 90 species

  1. Northern Cardinal85%
  2. Carolina Wren83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant76%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker68%
  5. Carolina Chickadee66%

Summer 66 species

  1. Carolina Wren84%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Great Blue Heron78%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant68%
  5. Carolina Chickadee66%

Fall 55 species

  1. Carolina Wren84%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  3. Carolina Chickadee72%
  4. Northern Cardinal70%
  5. Great Blue Heron69%

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.