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Birding spot · Cumberland County, New Jersey

Birding at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area are Double-crested Cormorant (88%), Great Blue Heron (79%), and American Herring Gull (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (103 species). 228 species have been reported here across 1,554 complete checklists from 603 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsMay 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsMay 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 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 Cormorant88%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron79%
  3. 3American Herring Gull74%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull68%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow68%
  6. 6American Robin65%
  7. 7Bufflehead65%
  8. 8Song Sparrow65%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  10. 10Bald Eagle59%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull56%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture56%
  13. 13Belted Kingfisher53%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird53%
  15. 15Swamp Sparrow53%

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 64 species

  1. Bufflehead88%
  2. Mute Swan84%
  3. Great Blue Heron78%
  4. Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. American Herring Gull70%

Spring 96 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  2. Great Egret85%
  3. Laughing Gull81%
  4. Osprey80%
  5. Canada Goose79%

Summer 84 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant95%
  2. Great Egret92%
  3. Laughing Gull92%
  4. Osprey88%
  5. Forster's Tern79%

Fall 89 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. Great Egret75%
  4. Laughing Gull73%
  5. American Herring Gull73%

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.