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Birding spot · Monmouth County, New Jersey

Birding at Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook Channel): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook Channel) are Great Black-backed Gull (88%), American Herring Gull (86%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 118 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (135 species). 245 species have been reported here across 1,406 complete checklists from 536 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 101 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 1-7: 127 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 8-14: 126 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 135 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 15-21: 106 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsSep 22-30: 116 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 40 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. 1Great Black-backed Gull88%
  2. 2American Herring Gull86%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird82%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull63%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant59%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco56%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow55%
  9. 9European Starling53%
  10. 10House Finch53%
  11. 11Song Sparrow52%
  12. 12Carolina Wren49%
  13. 13American Robin47%
  14. 14Canada Goose41%
  15. 15Laughing Gull40%

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 59 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull83%
  2. American Herring Gull82%
  3. Long-tailed Duck71%
  4. Sanderling60%
  5. Ring-billed Gull54%

Spring 118 species

  1. Osprey83%
  2. American Herring Gull78%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull76%
  4. American Oystercatcher70%
  5. Northern Mockingbird69%

Summer 72 species

  1. Osprey94%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull90%
  3. American Herring Gull85%
  4. Common Tern75%
  5. Laughing Gull72%

Fall 111 species

  1. American Herring Gull84%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull84%
  3. Northern Mockingbird78%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant69%
  5. Osprey66%

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.