WhenToBird

Birding spot · Montgomery County, Maryland

Birding at Pine Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pine Lake are Northern Cardinal (92%), White-throated Sparrow (89%), and Mallard (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (89 species). 171 species have been reported here across 5,027 complete checklists from 547 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 259 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 300 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 369 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 439 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 286 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 300 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 267 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 57 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. 1Northern Cardinal92%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow89%
  3. 3Mallard86%
  4. 4Blue Jay85%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  6. 6Carolina Wren77%
  7. 7Song Sparrow75%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee73%
  9. 9American Crow70%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco70%
  11. 11American Robin68%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch68%
  13. 13Canada Goose66%
  14. 14Northern Flicker65%
  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.