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Birding spot · Baltimore County, Maryland

Birding at Dundee & Saltpeter Creeks: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dundee & Saltpeter Creeks are White-throated Sparrow (93%), Carolina Chickadee (92%), and Northern Cardinal (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (93 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,458 complete checklists from 339 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 22-28: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 49 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. 1White-throated Sparrow93%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee92%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal86%
  4. 4Carolina Wren83%
  5. 5Tufted Titmouse82%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker75%
  8. 8Blue Jay72%
  9. 9American Robin71%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco68%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch66%
  12. 12Mourning Dove66%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture66%
  14. 14Northern Flicker63%
  15. 15Song Sparrow61%

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 64 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow89%
  2. Carolina Chickadee85%
  3. Tufted Titmouse84%
  4. Northern Cardinal83%
  5. Carolina Wren76%

Spring 96 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Chickadee88%
  3. Tufted Titmouse87%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  5. Carolina Wren79%

Summer 66 species

  1. Osprey89%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Tufted Titmouse82%
  4. Carolina Wren80%
  5. Carolina Chickadee77%

Fall 78 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee90%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Carolina Wren82%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  5. Tufted Titmouse80%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Maryland.

  • Mute Swan13% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 73.7×
  • Least Tern9.5% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 11.5×
  • Fox Sparrow15% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 10.4×
  • Hermit Thrush30% of checklists here vs 4.5% statewide: 6.6×
  • Tundra Swan11% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 5.8×
  • Gadwall12% of checklists here vs 2.4% statewide: 5.2×
  • Brown Creeper13% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 4.2×
  • Swamp Sparrow26% of checklists here vs 6.5% statewide: 4.0×

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.