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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 (87%), Blue Jay (82%), and American Robin (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 49 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (48 species). 115 species have been reported here across 1,066 complete checklists from 193 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: 15 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 27 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 Sparrow87%
  2. 2Blue Jay82%
  3. 3American Robin78%
  4. 4House Sparrow66%
  5. 5Mourning Dove53%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse51%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon42%
  9. 9Hermit Thrush39%
  10. 10Common Grackle33%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal29%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco16%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch16%
  14. 14European Starling11%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk10%

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.