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Birding spot · Frederick County, Maryland

Birding at Whittier Lake Park (City of Frederick): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Whittier Lake Park (City of Frederick) are Mallard (98%), Canada Goose (88%), and European Starling (41%). It is busiest in spring, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (52 species). 103 species have been reported here across 953 complete checklists from 208 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Apr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1Mallard98%
  2. 2Canada Goose88%
  3. 3European Starling41%
  4. 4Blue Jay38%
  5. 5American Crow29%
  6. 6American Robin29%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco29%
  8. 8House Finch29%
  9. 9Turkey Vulture29%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron26%
  11. 11House Sparrow21%
  12. 12Mourning Dove21%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler21%
  14. 14Snow Goose19%
  15. 15Carolina Wren17%

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 33 species

  1. Mallard98%
  2. Canada Goose97%
  3. Cackling Goose33%
  4. Muscovy Duck33%
  5. American Crow31%

Spring 48 species

  1. Mallard99%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. American Robin73%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  5. European Starling60%

Summer 33 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Barn Swallow84%
  3. American Robin61%
  4. Eastern Kingbird57%
  5. Blue Jay56%

Fall 36 species

  1. Mallard99%
  2. Canada Goose73%
  3. Blue Jay52%
  4. European Starling41%
  5. American Crow38%

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.