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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Corsons Inlet State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Corsons Inlet State Park are American Herring Gull (80%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (75%), and Great Egret (69%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (99 species). 212 species have been reported here across 1,512 complete checklists from 453 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMay 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 78 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 Gull80%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler75%
  3. 3Great Egret69%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron66%
  5. 5Brant62%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant62%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull59%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow54%
  9. 9American Robin49%
  10. 10Song Sparrow49%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee48%
  12. 12Rock Pigeon48%
  13. 13Dunlin46%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal46%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull46%

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 53 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Long-tailed Duck73%
  3. Common Loon69%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler67%
  5. Sanderling66%

Spring 94 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  2. American Herring Gull75%
  3. Laughing Gull73%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle72%
  5. Mourning Dove72%

Summer 69 species

  1. Laughing Gull90%
  2. Osprey79%
  3. American Herring Gull77%
  4. Mourning Dove69%
  5. Common Tern66%

Fall 89 species

  1. American Herring Gull77%
  2. Great Egret70%
  3. Gray Catbird57%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant53%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Jersey.

  • Piping Plover16% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 29.5×
  • Clapper Rail27% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 12.9×
  • Boat-tailed Grackle40% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 12.6×
  • Sanderling41% of checklists here vs 3.6% statewide: 11.3×
  • Willet27% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 10.9×
  • Common Tern24% of checklists here vs 2.6% statewide: 8.9×
  • Dunlin21% of checklists here vs 2.4% statewide: 8.6×
  • White Ibis9.0% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 8.4×

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.