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Birding spot · Monmouth County, New Jersey

Birding at Big Brook Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Brook Park are Blue Jay (88%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (85%), and White-throated Sparrow (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 149 species have been reported here across 827 complete checklists from 151 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 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. 1Blue Jay88%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow85%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal76%
  5. 5Song Sparrow73%
  6. 6Carolina Wren70%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco70%
  8. 8House Finch70%
  9. 9Northern Flicker70%
  10. 10American Goldfinch67%
  11. 11Mourning Dove67%
  12. 12American Robin64%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird61%
  14. 14Canada Goose58%
  15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch58%

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. Northern Cardinal71%
  2. Song Sparrow67%
  3. White-throated Sparrow67%
  4. Turkey Vulture65%
  5. Carolina Wren59%

Spring 76 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. Song Sparrow81%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. American Robin76%
  5. Blue Jay71%

Summer 64 species

  1. Gray Catbird90%
  2. American Robin77%
  3. Common Yellowthroat77%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  5. Song Sparrow71%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue Jay89%
  2. Carolina Wren73%
  3. Northern Cardinal73%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  5. Northern Flicker65%

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.