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Birding spot · Monmouth County, New Jersey

Birding at Bayshore Waterfront Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bayshore Waterfront Park are American Herring Gull (92%), Rock Pigeon (87%), and Mourning Dove (82%). 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 (95 species). 169 species have been reported here across 822 complete checklists from 84 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 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 Herring Gull92%
  2. 2Rock Pigeon87%
  3. 3Mourning Dove82%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull82%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull79%
  6. 6European Starling68%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal66%
  8. 8Bufflehead61%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant55%
  11. 11Song Sparrow55%
  12. 12House Finch50%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow45%
  14. 14Canada Goose39%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird34%

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 52 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Rock Pigeon82%
  3. Mourning Dove71%
  4. Ring-billed Gull71%
  5. Song Sparrow64%

Spring 87 species

  1. American Robin88%
  2. Common Grackle87%
  3. Song Sparrow85%
  4. Northern Cardinal84%
  5. Mourning Dove82%

Summer 64 species

  1. Laughing Gull88%
  2. Osprey85%
  3. Mourning Dove84%
  4. Rock Pigeon84%
  5. American Herring Gull76%

Fall 64 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Rock Pigeon82%
  3. Mourning Dove78%
  4. Northern Cardinal72%
  5. European Starling70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Jersey.

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.