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Birding spot · Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Birding at Spruce Run Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Spruce Run Recreation Area are Canada Goose (86%), American Crow (82%), and Ring-billed Gull (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 119 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (114 species). 269 species have been reported here across 7,795 complete checklists from 513 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsMar 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMar 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsMar 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMar 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 288 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 275 checklistsApr 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsApr 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsApr 22-30: 100 species on 5%+ of 224 checklistsMay 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsMay 8-14: 114 species on 5%+ of 223 checklistsMay 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsMay 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 215 checklistsJun 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJun 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJul 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJul 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJul 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsJul 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsAug 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsAug 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsAug 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 243 checklistsAug 22-31: 106 species on 5%+ of 272 checklistsSep 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsSep 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsSep 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsSep 22-30: 105 species on 5%+ of 246 checklistsOct 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsOct 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsOct 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsNov 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsNov 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsNov 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsNov 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsDec 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 154 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 Goose86%
  2. 2American Crow82%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull81%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow81%
  5. 5Song Sparrow79%
  6. 6American Goldfinch72%
  7. 7Blue Jay71%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  9. 9American Robin65%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture64%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco63%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird61%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker61%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch56%
  15. 15Carolina Wren56%

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 69 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. American Crow80%
  4. Common Merganser77%
  5. American Herring Gull75%

Spring 119 species

  1. American Robin84%
  2. Canada Goose84%
  3. American Crow83%
  4. Song Sparrow82%
  5. Northern Cardinal80%

Summer 99 species

  1. American Goldfinch91%
  2. Gray Catbird89%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Song Sparrow80%

Fall 107 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. American Crow85%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Blue Jay81%
  5. American Goldfinch75%

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.