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 (90%), Blue Jay (85%), and Northern Cardinal (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (78 species). 202 species have been reported here across 16,111 complete checklists from 3,545 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 182 checklistsJan 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 220 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 246 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 400 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 410 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 571 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 653 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 1268 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 1290 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 1254 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 973 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 655 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 242 checklistsJun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsJun 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsJul 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsAug 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 337 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 538 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 395 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 513 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 509 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 521 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 384 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 267 checklistsOct 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 285 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 276 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsDec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 177 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 Sparrow90%
  2. 2Blue Jay85%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal77%
  4. 4House Sparrow73%
  5. 5Mourning Dove71%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse71%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker67%
  8. 8American Robin60%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch52%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker52%
  11. 11Mallard50%
  12. 12Hermit Thrush45%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk44%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco43%
  15. 15Black-capped Chickadee43%

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 38 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow90%
  2. Northern Cardinal84%
  3. House Sparrow82%
  4. Blue Jay81%
  5. Tufted Titmouse67%

Spring 83 species

  1. American Robin89%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. House Sparrow85%
  4. Mourning Dove84%
  5. Blue Jay83%

Summer 47 species

  1. American Robin93%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. House Sparrow86%
  4. Mourning Dove84%
  5. Blue Jay83%

Fall 66 species

  1. Blue Jay85%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. Northern Cardinal79%
  4. House Sparrow73%
  5. Mourning Dove72%

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.