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Birding spot · Bergen County, New Jersey

Birding at Hackensack Meadowlands Preserve Area Parcel 2 - River Barge Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hackensack Meadowlands Preserve Area Parcel 2 - River Barge Park are Double-crested Cormorant (85%), Ring-billed Gull (85%), and American Herring Gull (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (68 species). 133 species have been reported here across 889 complete checklists from 122 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant85%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. 3American Herring Gull78%
  4. 4European Starling76%
  5. 5Canada Goose67%
  6. 6Mallard65%
  7. 7Song Sparrow65%
  8. 8Great Black-backed Gull60%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird47%
  10. 10Red-winged Blackbird45%
  11. 11Bald Eagle40%
  12. 12Mourning Dove36%
  13. 13American Robin33%
  14. 14House Sparrow31%
  15. 15Osprey30%

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 36 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  4. American Herring Gull76%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant74%

Spring 58 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant93%
  2. European Starling82%
  3. Song Sparrow78%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  5. Mallard76%

Summer 50 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. American Herring Gull85%
  3. European Starling77%
  4. Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. Barn Swallow67%

Fall 57 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. Ring-billed Gull90%
  3. American Herring Gull86%
  4. European Starling84%
  5. Northern Mockingbird69%

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.