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Birding spot · Ocean County, New Jersey

Birding at Lake of the Lillies: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake of the Lillies are Ruddy Duck (94%), American Coot (94%), and Mallard (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (60 species). 151 species have been reported here across 2,803 complete checklists from 654 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 248 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 116 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. 1Ruddy Duck94%
  2. 2American Coot94%
  3. 3Mallard93%
  4. 4Mute Swan91%
  5. 5Canada Goose90%
  6. 6American Wigeon89%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull77%
  8. 8American Herring Gull73%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull66%
  10. 10Lesser Scaup56%
  11. 11Gadwall55%
  12. 12Hooded Merganser45%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant43%
  14. 14Redhead40%
  15. 15House Sparrow37%

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. American Coot91%
  2. Canada Goose88%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Ruddy Duck80%
  5. American Herring Gull79%

Spring 53 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. American Coot70%
  5. American Robin69%

Summer 41 species

  1. Mute Swan94%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Canada Goose86%
  4. Laughing Gull75%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird72%

Fall 50 species

  1. Mute Swan95%
  2. Mallard93%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. American Coot83%
  5. Ruddy Duck81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Jersey.

  • Redhead30% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 56.5×
  • American Coot81% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 43.7×
  • Lesser Scaup50% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 34.7×
  • Ruddy Duck75% of checklists here vs 3.5% statewide: 21.7×
  • Greater Scaup19% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 17.0×
  • Eurasian Wigeon7.1% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 16.6×
  • American Wigeon34% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 12.6×
  • Tundra Swan8.1% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 12.5×

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.