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Birding spot · Cecil County, Maryland

Birding at Turkey Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Turkey Point are White-throated Sparrow (96%), Carolina Wren (92%), and American Goldfinch (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 135 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (120 species). 224 species have been reported here across 976 complete checklists from 322 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 22-31: 106 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 1-7: 111 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 15-21: 120 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 22-30: 107 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsOct 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 105 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1White-throated Sparrow96%
  2. 2Carolina Wren92%
  3. 3American Goldfinch91%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal90%
  5. 5Song Sparrow87%
  6. 6American Robin86%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  8. 8Bald Eagle81%
  9. 9Cedar Waxwing81%
  10. 10Northern Flicker81%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird80%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture79%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee75%
  14. 14Purple Finch75%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird75%

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 62 species

  1. Carolina Wren88%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. White-throated Sparrow83%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  5. Bald Eagle73%

Spring 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren79%
  3. Turkey Vulture75%
  4. Bald Eagle71%
  5. Carolina Chickadee67%

Summer 99 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. Bald Eagle93%
  3. Carolina Wren92%
  4. Osprey89%
  5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher86%

Fall 135 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren91%
  3. Bald Eagle88%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  5. Blue Jay80%

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.