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Birding spot · Ocean County, New Jersey

Birding at Lake Louise: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Louise are American Herring Gull (91%), Great Black-backed Gull (89%), and Ring-billed Gull (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early August (57 species). 151 species have been reported here across 3,020 complete checklists from 887 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 296 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 262 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 305 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 283 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 189 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 133 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 Gull91%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull89%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull84%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. 5Common Loon72%
  6. 6Northern Gannet72%
  7. 7Laughing Gull71%
  8. 8Royal Tern45%
  9. 9Brant40%
  10. 10Black Scoter39%
  11. 11Red-throated Loon38%
  12. 12Boat-tailed Grackle31%
  13. 13Bonaparte's Gull29%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon26%
  15. 15Forster's Tern25%

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 39 species

  1. Common Loon95%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. Ring-billed Gull84%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  5. Long-tailed Duck73%

Spring 47 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Common Loon77%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  4. Ring-billed Gull59%
  5. Brant59%

Summer 37 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Common Tern85%
  3. American Herring Gull84%
  4. Least Tern82%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull78%

Fall 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull91%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull89%
  3. Laughing Gull75%
  4. Ring-billed Gull73%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Jersey.

  • Pacific Loon5.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 194.0×
  • Dovekie5.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 87.4×
  • Razorbill26% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 85.2×
  • Black-headed Gull9.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 72.7×
  • King Eider6.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 54.3×
  • Purple Sandpiper32% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 35.7×
  • Long-tailed Duck58% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 26.7×
  • Red-throated Loon51% of checklists here vs 2.4% statewide: 21.0×

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.