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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Montgomery County: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Montgomery County are White-throated Sparrow (97%), Song Sparrow (90%), and Northern Cardinal (90%). It is busiest in fall, when 102 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (98 species). 219 species have been reported here across 6,363 complete checklists from 941 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 246 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsApr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 197 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsMay 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJul 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsJul 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsAug 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsAug 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsSep 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsSep 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsSep 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsSep 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 207 checklistsOct 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsOct 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsOct 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsNov 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 209 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsDec 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 261 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 Sparrow97%
  2. 2Song Sparrow90%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal90%
  4. 4American Crow88%
  5. 5Northern Mockingbird87%
  6. 6Blue Jay86%
  7. 7Mallard79%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  9. 9Northern Flicker78%
  10. 10American Robin77%
  11. 11Carolina Wren76%
  12. 12Carolina Chickadee74%
  13. 13Green-winged Teal73%
  14. 14Canada Goose71%
  15. 15Red-shouldered Hawk65%

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

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.