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Birding spot · Baltimore County, Maryland

Birding at North Point State Park (Bay Shore Park (historical)): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Point State Park (Bay Shore Park (historical)) are Double-crested Cormorant (73%), Ring-billed Gull (69%), and Bufflehead (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (84 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,457 complete checklists from 475 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (4 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 239 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 53 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant73%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull69%
  3. 3Bufflehead67%
  4. 4Snow Bunting67%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow64%
  6. 6Song Sparrow62%
  7. 7Carolina Wren58%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal52%
  9. 9Carolina Chickadee45%
  10. 10American Goldfinch39%
  11. 11American Crow34%
  12. 12American Herring Gull34%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco30%
  14. 14Canada Goose29%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker28%

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 54 species

  1. Bufflehead79%
  2. Song Sparrow68%
  3. White-throated Sparrow64%
  4. Northern Cardinal63%
  5. Carolina Wren58%

Spring 62 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant79%
  2. Northern Cardinal71%
  3. American Robin68%
  4. White-throated Sparrow54%
  5. Carolina Wren51%

Summer 54 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant88%
  2. Osprey86%
  3. Carolina Wren54%
  4. Mourning Dove49%
  5. Northern Cardinal46%

Fall 55 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  2. Ring-billed Gull66%
  3. Carolina Wren59%
  4. White-throated Sparrow58%
  5. Song Sparrow57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Maryland.

  • Snow Bunting36% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 291.8×
  • Purple Sandpiper5.5% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 30.6×
  • Greater Scaup25% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 21.3×
  • Dunlin9.3% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 14.8×
  • Lesser Scaup25% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 11.3×
  • Bufflehead64% of checklists here vs 7.2% statewide: 8.8×
  • Caspian Tern11% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 7.6×
  • Ruddy Duck26% of checklists here vs 3.6% statewide: 7.0×

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.