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Birding spot · Mercer County, New Jersey

Birding at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park are American Robin (81%), Song Sparrow (76%), and Mourning Dove (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (77 species). 138 species have been reported here across 809 complete checklists from 144 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1American Robin81%
  2. 2Song Sparrow76%
  3. 3Mourning Dove68%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird68%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal67%
  6. 6Blue Jay67%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker66%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron58%
  9. 9Gray Catbird58%
  10. 10Carolina Wren57%
  11. 11Northern Flicker57%
  12. 12Common Grackle54%
  13. 13Canada Goose51%
  14. 14Tree Swallow47%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker46%

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 47 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard78%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco72%
  4. White-throated Sparrow69%
  5. Blue Jay67%

Spring 73 species

  1. American Robin89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  3. Song Sparrow83%
  4. Mourning Dove70%
  5. Tree Swallow69%

Summer 57 species

  1. Gray Catbird86%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Mourning Dove85%
  4. Song Sparrow79%
  5. Great Blue Heron71%

Fall 54 species

  1. Blue Jay74%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  3. Carolina Wren70%
  4. American Robin66%
  5. Northern Cardinal65%

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.