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Birding spot · Kings County, New York

Birding at Belt Parkway/Shore Parkway: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Belt Parkway/Shore Parkway are American Herring Gull (97%), Ring-billed Gull (94%), and Brant (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 36 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (41 species). 89 species have been reported here across 855 complete checklists from 206 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (0 checklists)May 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 63 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 Gull97%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull94%
  3. 3Brant81%
  4. 4Rock Pigeon78%
  5. 5Bufflehead68%
  6. 6European Starling63%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull56%
  8. 8Common Loon51%
  9. 9Red-breasted Merganser40%
  10. 10Purple Sandpiper35%
  11. 11House Sparrow30%
  12. 12Laughing Gull30%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant25%
  14. 14Canada Goose24%
  15. 15American Black Duck21%

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 29 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. American Herring Gull95%
  3. Bufflehead91%
  4. Brant83%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser83%

Spring 29 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Brant86%
  4. Rock Pigeon79%
  5. European Starling68%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 36 species

    1. American Herring Gull97%
    2. Ring-billed Gull89%
    3. Rock Pigeon78%
    4. Brant69%
    5. European Starling67%

    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.