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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

Birding at Belmont Lake State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Belmont Lake State Park are Mallard (89%), Canada Goose (82%), and Carolina Wren (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (90 species). 181 species have been reported here across 1,711 complete checklists from 224 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Mallard89%
  2. 2Canada Goose82%
  3. 3Carolina Wren77%
  4. 4American Robin76%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow76%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal73%
  7. 7Blue Jay70%
  8. 8Song Sparrow70%
  9. 9American Herring Gull67%
  10. 10Mute Swan62%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker62%
  12. 12Gadwall55%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull55%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee52%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron52%

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 51 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Canada Goose71%
  3. Northern Cardinal70%
  4. White-throated Sparrow63%
  5. Carolina Wren62%

Spring 86 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  3. Song Sparrow88%
  4. American Robin88%
  5. Mallard88%

Summer 62 species

  1. Gray Catbird92%
  2. Northern Cardinal90%
  3. American Robin90%
  4. Canada Goose83%
  5. Blue Jay82%

Fall 80 species

  1. American Robin87%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. Blue Jay82%
  4. Carolina Wren79%
  5. Northern Cardinal77%

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.