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Birding spot · New York County, New York

Birding at Central Park (north): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Central Park (north) are White-throated Sparrow (85%), Tufted Titmouse (79%), and Blue Jay (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 149 species have been reported here across 899 complete checklists from 449 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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. 1White-throated Sparrow85%
  2. 2Tufted Titmouse79%
  3. 3Blue Jay74%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker68%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco59%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal59%
  7. 7American Robin56%
  8. 8Canada Goose50%
  9. 9American Goldfinch44%
  10. 10Mallard41%
  11. 11Mourning Dove41%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee38%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch38%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk35%
  15. 15Hermit Thrush32%

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 41 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow65%
  2. Tufted Titmouse54%
  3. Northern Cardinal53%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk51%
  5. Blue Jay49%

Spring 83 species

  1. American Robin87%
  2. Northern Cardinal73%
  3. Blue Jay69%
  4. White-throated Sparrow67%
  5. House Sparrow65%

Summer 42 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Gray Catbird72%
  3. Northern Cardinal72%
  4. Blue Jay65%
  5. Common Grackle60%

Fall 70 species

  1. Blue Jay75%
  2. American Robin73%
  3. Northern Cardinal62%
  4. White-throated Sparrow53%
  5. Mourning Dove46%

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.