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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area (Pierces): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area (Pierces) are White-throated Sparrow (70%), American Robin (63%), and Carolina Wren (61%). It is busiest in summer, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late August (88 species). 180 species have been reported here across 815 complete checklists from 343 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1White-throated Sparrow70%
  2. 2American Robin63%
  3. 3Carolina Wren61%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal58%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee56%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
  7. 7Song Sparrow56%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler56%
  9. 9European Starling55%
  10. 10Northern Flicker50%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron48%
  12. 12American Goldfinch47%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker47%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird47%
  15. 15Swamp Sparrow47%

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 66 species

  1. American Robin72%
  2. White-throated Sparrow70%
  3. Great Blue Heron64%
  4. Northern Cardinal63%
  5. Carolina Chickadee62%

Spring 80 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  2. Laughing Gull73%
  3. Red-headed Woodpecker68%
  4. Osprey63%
  5. Tree Swallow48%

Summer 81 species

  1. Osprey96%
  2. Laughing Gull88%
  3. Red-headed Woodpecker82%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  5. Carolina Wren70%

Fall 80 species

  1. Northern Flicker62%
  2. European Starling62%
  3. Carolina Wren60%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker58%
  5. Red-headed Woodpecker54%

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.