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Birding spot · Allegany County, Maryland

Birding at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Shanty Town (historical)): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Shanty Town (historical)) are Canada Goose (91%), Mallard (89%), and Rock Pigeon (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,096 complete checklists from 186 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 48 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 Goose91%
  2. 2Mallard89%
  3. 3Rock Pigeon89%
  4. 4European Starling61%
  5. 5Common Merganser59%
  6. 6Song Sparrow59%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal50%
  8. 8American Robin47%
  9. 9Carolina Wren47%
  10. 10White-throated Sparrow46%
  11. 11Killdeer43%
  12. 12American Crow42%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture39%
  14. 14American Goldfinch32%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron32%

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 49 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. Canada Goose95%
  3. Common Merganser73%
  4. Rock Pigeon73%
  5. Hooded Merganser68%

Spring 68 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Song Sparrow86%
  4. European Starling77%
  5. Mallard77%

Summer 50 species

  1. Canada Goose80%
  2. Mallard75%
  3. Song Sparrow72%
  4. Killdeer69%
  5. Chimney Swift68%

Fall 46 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Rock Pigeon80%
  4. Common Merganser68%
  5. Killdeer62%

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.