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Birding spot · Queens County, New York

Birding at Alley Pond Park (Oakland Lake): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Alley Pond Park (Oakland Lake) are White-throated Sparrow (86%), American Robin (80%), and Blue Jay (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (83 species). 160 species have been reported here across 885 complete checklists from 193 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1White-throated Sparrow86%
  2. 2American Robin80%
  3. 3Blue Jay80%
  4. 4Song Sparrow80%
  5. 5Mallard79%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal71%
  7. 7Mourning Dove69%
  8. 8Carolina Wren57%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker57%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon56%
  11. 11Swamp Sparrow54%
  12. 12Canada Goose53%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk50%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet50%
  15. 15American Goldfinch46%

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 44 species

  1. Mallard77%
  2. White-throated Sparrow73%
  3. Canada Goose68%
  4. Song Sparrow65%
  5. Northern Cardinal61%

Spring 62 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. American Robin81%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Mourning Dove70%

Summer 55 species

  1. Barn Swallow83%
  2. Gray Catbird79%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  4. Song Sparrow78%
  5. Mourning Dove76%

Fall 67 species

  1. American Robin87%
  2. Blue Jay82%
  3. Mallard72%
  4. Song Sparrow70%
  5. Mourning Dove63%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

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.