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Birding spot · Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Birding at Patuxent Oxbow Heritage Conservation: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Patuxent Oxbow Heritage Conservation are Canada Goose (92%), Mallard (87%), and Carolina Wren (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (75 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,693 complete checklists from 398 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Canada Goose92%
  2. 2Mallard87%
  3. 3Carolina Wren70%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow64%
  5. 5Tundra Swan63%
  6. 6Bald Eagle58%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron58%
  8. 8Blue Jay56%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal54%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler54%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker54%
  12. 12American Crow53%
  13. 13Song Sparrow52%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull47%
  15. 15Gadwall46%

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 55 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Canada Goose81%
  4. Tundra Swan80%
  5. Carolina Wren64%

Spring 77 species

  1. Canada Goose82%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  3. Northern Cardinal75%
  4. American Robin72%
  5. Carolina Wren64%

Summer 54 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  2. Great Blue Heron84%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. Carolina Wren72%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee69%

Fall 64 species

  1. Carolina Wren73%
  2. Canada Goose73%
  3. Mallard64%
  4. Blue Jay63%
  5. Northern Cardinal61%

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.