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Birding spot · Ocean County, New Jersey

Birding at Island Beach State Park (Johnny Allens Cove): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Island Beach State Park (Johnny Allens Cove) are American Herring Gull (68%), Bufflehead (66%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (66%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (108 species). 197 species have been reported here across 895 complete checklists from 336 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 108 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 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. 1American Herring Gull68%
  2. 2Bufflehead66%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  4. 4Great Egret56%
  5. 5Brant51%
  6. 6Carolina Wren51%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron49%
  8. 8Song Sparrow46%
  9. 9American Black Duck44%
  10. 10White-throated Sparrow44%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee41%
  12. 12Hermit Thrush41%
  13. 13Great Black-backed Gull37%
  14. 14Northern Harrier37%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Kinglet34%

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 43 species

  1. Bufflehead81%
  2. American Herring Gull68%
  3. Brant62%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  5. American Robin54%

Spring 86 species

  1. Osprey85%
  2. American Herring Gull84%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  4. Great Egret77%
  5. Song Sparrow73%

Summer 70 species

  1. Osprey95%
  2. Gray Catbird88%
  3. Great Egret84%
  4. American Herring Gull83%
  5. Laughing Gull77%

Fall 85 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. American Herring Gull78%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant71%
  4. Gray Catbird69%
  5. Belted Kingfisher56%

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.