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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Montgomery County (Silver Rock): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Montgomery County (Silver Rock) are Carolina Chickadee (90%), White-throated Sparrow (90%), and Northern Cardinal (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (78 species). 132 species have been reported here across 1,019 complete checklists from 198 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 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 Chickadee90%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow90%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal86%
  4. 4White-breasted Nuthatch86%
  5. 5Mourning Dove81%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse81%
  7. 7Carolina Wren79%
  8. 8Blue Jay76%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker76%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco71%
  12. 12American Robin67%
  13. 13American Goldfinch62%
  14. 14House Finch62%
  15. 15Song Sparrow60%

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 34 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. White-throated Sparrow88%
  3. Carolina Chickadee87%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch83%
  5. Tufted Titmouse82%

Spring 70 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. Tufted Titmouse83%
  5. Carolina Chickadee82%

Summer 52 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. American Robin83%
  3. Blue Jay82%
  4. Carolina Chickadee77%
  5. Carolina Wren76%

Fall 66 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Blue Jay88%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch87%
  4. Carolina Chickadee85%
  5. Tufted Titmouse80%

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.