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Birding spot · Baltimore County, Maryland

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Quarry Lake are Pied-billed Grebe (90%), Canada Goose (84%), and American Crow (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (79 species). 138 species have been reported here across 915 complete checklists from 152 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Pied-billed Grebe90%
  2. 2Canada Goose84%
  3. 3American Crow73%
  4. 4Song Sparrow65%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco62%
  6. 6Ring-necked Duck57%
  7. 7Carolina Wren54%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow51%
  9. 9Turkey Vulture49%
  10. 10Gadwall44%
  11. 11Hooded Merganser41%
  12. 12American Robin40%
  13. 13American Goldfinch38%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal38%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker32%

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 47 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe84%
  3. Common Merganser80%
  4. Ring-billed Gull80%
  5. Ring-necked Duck74%

Spring 73 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. American Robin93%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  4. Song Sparrow86%
  5. European Starling70%

Summer 57 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. Song Sparrow81%
  4. American Robin75%
  5. Gray Catbird75%

Fall 60 species

  1. Canada Goose83%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe80%
  3. Song Sparrow62%
  4. Carolina Wren60%
  5. American Crow57%

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.