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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Paradise Bay: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Paradise Bay are American Robin (70%), White-throated Sparrow (66%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (86 species). 178 species have been reported here across 884 complete checklists from 469 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Robin70%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow66%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal56%
  5. 5Song Sparrow55%
  6. 6Carolina Wren52%
  7. 7House Finch45%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird44%
  9. 9Hermit Thrush41%
  10. 10Swamp Sparrow41%
  11. 11American Herring Gull38%
  12. 12House Sparrow38%
  13. 13European Starling34%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker33%
  15. 15Gray Catbird33%

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 41 species

  1. American Robin71%
  2. Northern Cardinal53%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler51%
  4. House Finch47%
  5. White-throated Sparrow47%

Spring 70 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  2. American Robin75%
  3. Northern Cardinal68%
  4. House Finch57%
  5. Gray Catbird56%

Summer 55 species

  1. Gray Catbird77%
  2. American Robin76%
  3. Laughing Gull70%
  4. Mourning Dove66%
  5. Northern Mockingbird64%

Fall 57 species

  1. Gray Catbird64%
  2. Northern Mockingbird63%
  3. Northern Cardinal56%
  4. American Robin54%
  5. House Finch53%

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.