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Birding spot · Howard County, Maryland

Birding at Pfefferkorn Natuarl Eenvironmental Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pfefferkorn Natuarl Eenvironmental Area are American Crow (86%), Blue Jay (84%), and Song Sparrow (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (99 species). 151 species have been reported here across 1,035 complete checklists from 171 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1American Crow86%
  2. 2Blue Jay84%
  3. 3Song Sparrow84%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird80%
  5. 5Carolina Wren75%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal75%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow75%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco72%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird72%
  11. 11Canada Goose69%
  12. 12Northern Flicker69%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch69%
  14. 14American Goldfinch63%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker61%

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.