WhenToBird

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 (81%), Blue Jay (81%), and American Robin (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (75 species). 166 species have been reported here across 4,330 complete checklists from 999 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 447 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 320 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 370 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 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 Sparrow81%
  2. 2Blue Jay81%
  3. 3American Robin65%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal61%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse38%
  7. 7Mallard35%
  8. 8Hermit Thrush34%
  9. 9House Sparrow31%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee28%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco26%
  12. 12American Goldfinch24%
  13. 13Canada Goose23%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet22%
  15. 15Mourning Dove21%

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

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.