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Birding spot · Mercer County, New Jersey

Birding at Scudder Plaza: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scudder Plaza are Dark-eyed Junco (56%), White-throated Sparrow (40%), and American Robin (35%). It is busiest in spring, when 30 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (47 species). 93 species have been reported here across 1,314 complete checklists from 153 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 18 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 15 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 16 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1Dark-eyed Junco56%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow40%
  3. 3American Robin35%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal31%
  5. 5Blue Jay29%
  6. 6House Sparrow23%
  7. 7European Starling22%
  8. 8House Finch20%
  9. 9Song Sparrow20%
  10. 10Mourning Dove12%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker11%
  12. 12American Goldfinch10%
  13. 13Canada Goose10%
  14. 14Peregrine Falcon10%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Kinglet9.6%

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 23 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco58%
  2. Northern Cardinal46%
  3. American Robin41%
  4. European Starling34%
  5. White-throated Sparrow34%

Spring 30 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. House Finch69%
  3. Northern Cardinal69%
  4. European Starling60%
  5. Song Sparrow45%

Summer 23 species

  1. American Robin70%
  2. Northern Cardinal70%
  3. Chipping Sparrow54%
  4. House Sparrow50%
  5. European Starling48%

Fall 25 species

  1. Blue Jay50%
  2. Northern Cardinal49%
  3. American Robin33%
  4. European Starling31%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco25%

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.