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Birding spot · Ocean County, New Jersey

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area are White-throated Sparrow (73%), American Robin (69%), and Mute Swan (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (103 species). 205 species have been reported here across 1,150 complete checklists from 268 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1White-throated Sparrow73%
  2. 2American Robin69%
  3. 3Mute Swan68%
  4. 4Belted Kingfisher67%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee67%
  6. 6American Herring Gull64%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron60%
  9. 9Blue Jay59%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker56%
  11. 11Song Sparrow56%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal53%
  13. 13Northern Flicker52%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler51%
  15. 15Carolina Wren48%

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 54 species

  1. Great Blue Heron72%
  2. American Herring Gull66%
  3. Mute Swan61%
  4. Carolina Chickadee59%
  5. American Robin58%

Spring 94 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  2. Mute Swan76%
  3. American Robin72%
  4. American Herring Gull69%
  5. Song Sparrow67%

Summer 84 species

  1. Great Egret83%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  3. Snowy Egret74%
  4. Glossy Ibis70%
  5. Laughing Gull63%

Fall 72 species

  1. American Herring Gull62%
  2. Blue Jay61%
  3. Great Blue Heron61%
  4. Mute Swan61%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker61%

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.