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Birding spot · Mercer County, New Jersey

Birding at Veterans Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Veterans Park are Canada Goose (92%), Mallard (80%), and White-throated Sparrow (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (90 species). 159 species have been reported here across 1,029 complete checklists from 147 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 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 Goose92%
  2. 2Mallard80%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow76%
  4. 4Blue Jay69%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron69%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull65%
  7. 7Carolina Wren61%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker61%
  9. 9American Robin59%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal59%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture57%
  12. 12American Crow55%
  13. 13Northern Flicker55%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco53%
  15. 15Mourning Dove49%

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 52 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull70%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco68%
  4. White-throated Sparrow66%
  5. Northern Cardinal62%

Spring 82 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Blue Jay76%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  5. Canada Goose74%

Summer 70 species

  1. American Robin83%
  2. Canada Goose82%
  3. Mallard82%
  4. Great Blue Heron80%
  5. Blue Jay75%

Fall 70 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Blue Jay82%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. Great Blue Heron70%
  5. Northern Cardinal64%

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.