WhenToBird

Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Mckee Beshers Wma: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mckee Beshers Wma are White-throated Sparrow (94%), Song Sparrow (89%), and Carolina Wren (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (96 species). 218 species have been reported here across 9,478 complete checklists from 1,302 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 262 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 284 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 356 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 518 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 287 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 627 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 531 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 709 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 518 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 320 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 300 checklistsMay 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 305 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsJun 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsOct 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 77 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 Sparrow94%
  2. 2Song Sparrow89%
  3. 3Carolina Wren87%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker87%
  5. 5Blue Jay83%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal82%
  7. 7Northern Flicker82%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker73%
  9. 9Carolina Chickadee73%
  10. 10American Robin70%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird70%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture67%
  13. 13Winter Wren66%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  15. 15Swamp Sparrow62%

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 56 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow86%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. Carolina Wren80%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%

Spring 93 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  2. Northern Cardinal84%
  3. Tree Swallow79%
  4. Carolina Wren74%
  5. Canada Goose71%

Summer 71 species

  1. Northern Cardinal85%
  2. Green Heron83%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  4. Carolina Wren77%
  5. Gray Catbird74%

Fall 85 species

  1. Blue Jay87%
  2. Carolina Wren86%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. Northern Cardinal84%
  5. Northern Flicker71%

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.