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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Captree State Park are American Herring Gull (66%), American Black Duck (61%), and Song Sparrow (53%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (62 species). 140 species have been reported here across 1,784 complete checklists from 331 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Gull66%
  2. 2American Black Duck61%
  3. 3Song Sparrow53%
  4. 4European Starling50%
  5. 5Hooded Merganser47%
  6. 6Mallard45%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird45%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant42%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron39%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler39%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs37%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow37%
  13. 13Mourning Dove34%
  14. 14Northern Harrier34%
  15. 15Great Egret32%

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 32 species

  1. American Herring Gull68%
  2. Song Sparrow64%
  3. Hooded Merganser57%
  4. American Black Duck53%
  5. Mourning Dove35%

Spring 61 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  2. Great Egret87%
  3. Osprey78%
  4. American Herring Gull70%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs69%

Summer 53 species

  1. Great Egret97%
  2. Barn Swallow87%
  3. Osprey86%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  5. Glossy Ibis86%

Fall 51 species

  1. Great Egret82%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant67%
  3. American Herring Gull66%
  4. Greater Yellowlegs64%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle52%

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.