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Birding spot · Bergen County, New Jersey

Birding at Parsons Pond Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Parsons Pond Park are Canada Goose (88%), Mallard (78%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (76%). It is busiest in fall, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (76 species). 152 species have been reported here across 937 complete checklists from 121 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (4 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Canada Goose88%
  2. 2Mallard78%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  4. 4Blue Jay75%
  5. 5American Robin74%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco74%
  7. 7Song Sparrow74%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow69%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal68%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird67%
  11. 11American Crow57%
  12. 12Carolina Wren57%
  13. 13Gadwall57%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee55%
  15. 15House Finch50%

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 50 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Gadwall77%
  4. Ring-necked Duck73%
  5. Blue Jay53%

Spring 65 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. American Robin83%
  3. Blue Jay63%
  4. Song Sparrow63%
  5. Ring-necked Duck61%

Summer 55 species

  1. Blue Jay74%
  2. Canada Goose70%
  3. Gray Catbird70%
  4. Northern Cardinal65%
  5. American Goldfinch64%

Fall 72 species

  1. Blue Jay84%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. Northern Mockingbird78%
  4. American Robin73%
  5. Canada Goose72%

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.