Birding spot · Monmouth County, New Jersey
Birding at Silver Lake: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Silver Lake are American Herring Gull (92%), Great Black-backed Gull (92%), and Ring-billed Gull (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (69 species). 176 species have been reported here across 2,110 complete checklists from 662 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 120 checklists Jan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 104 checklists Jan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 204 checklists Jan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 165 checklists Feb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 96 checklists Feb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 113 checklists Feb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 114 checklists Feb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 70 checklists Mar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Mar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Mar 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Mar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Apr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Apr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Apr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Apr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists May 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists May 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists May 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists May 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 105 checklists Jun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Jun 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Jun 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Jun 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Jul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Jul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Jul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Jul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Aug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Aug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Aug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Aug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Sep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Sep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Sep 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Sep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists) Oct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Oct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Oct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Nov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Nov 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Nov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Nov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Dec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Dec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Dec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Dec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 103 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 American Herring Gull 92% 2 Great Black-backed Gull 92% 3 Ring-billed Gull 79% 4 Northern Gannet 75% 5 Laughing Gull 69% 6 Double-crested Cormorant 67% 7 Rock Pigeon 66% 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler 65% 9 House Finch 52% 10 Song Sparrow 49% 11 Black Scoter 46% 12 Common Loon 45% 13 House Sparrow 44% 14 Brant 43% 15 Royal Tern 40% 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 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 .
American Herring Gull92%
Great Black-backed Gull92%
Ring-billed Gull79%
Northern Gannet75%
Laughing Gull69%
Double-crested Cormorant67%
Rock Pigeon66%
Yellow-rumped Warbler65%
House Finch52%
Song Sparrow49%
Black Scoter46%
Common Loon45%
House Sparrow44%
Brant43%
Royal Tern40%