WhenToBird

Birding spot · Monmouth County, New Jersey

Birding at South Arm: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Arm are American Herring Gull (73%), Bufflehead (71%), and Great Blue Heron (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (72 species). 138 species have been reported here across 941 complete checklists from 342 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsFeb 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 42 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. 1American Herring Gull73%
  2. 2Bufflehead71%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron68%
  4. 4Brant66%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull61%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull59%
  7. 7American Black Duck54%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant54%
  9. 9Canada Goose39%
  10. 10Hooded Merganser34%
  11. 11Mallard34%
  12. 12Laughing Gull32%
  13. 13Song Sparrow32%
  14. 14Mute Swan29%
  15. 15European Starling27%

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 39 species

  1. Brant91%
  2. Bufflehead90%
  3. American Herring Gull85%
  4. Mute Swan80%
  5. American Black Duck74%

Spring 66 species

  1. American Herring Gull67%
  2. Mute Swan60%
  3. Canada Goose54%
  4. Ring-billed Gull54%
  5. Song Sparrow50%

Summer 61 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. Laughing Gull82%
  3. Great Blue Heron78%
  4. Mourning Dove74%
  5. Yellow-crowned Night Heron72%

Fall 52 species

  1. Great Blue Heron69%
  2. American Herring Gull65%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant60%
  4. Ring-billed Gull56%
  5. Laughing Gull55%

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.