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Birding spot · New York County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Central Park (northeast) are House Sparrow (81%), Blue Jay (77%), and European Starling (52%). It is busiest in fall, when 23 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (30 species). 94 species have been reported here across 1,744 complete checklists from 132 birders.

Species by week

0102030Jan 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 18 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 17 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 19 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 12 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 9 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 10 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 10 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 12 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 12 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 11 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 16 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 19 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 40 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. 1House Sparrow81%
  2. 2Blue Jay77%
  3. 3European Starling52%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow38%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco30%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker27%
  7. 7Rock Pigeon23%
  8. 8American Robin21%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse19%
  10. 10Song Sparrow17%
  11. 11Hermit Thrush15%
  12. 12Mourning Dove14%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk14%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal13%
  15. 15Northern Flicker9.7%

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 18 species

  1. House Sparrow83%
  2. Blue Jay68%
  3. European Starling55%
  4. Rock Pigeon29%
  5. White-throated Sparrow28%

Spring 18 species

  1. House Sparrow94%
  2. American Robin93%
  3. European Starling79%
  4. Blue Jay51%
  5. Northern Cardinal50%

Summer 12 species

  1. House Sparrow92%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. European Starling67%
  4. Rock Pigeon48%
  5. Blue Jay43%

Fall 23 species

  1. House Sparrow80%
  2. Blue Jay77%
  3. European Starling53%
  4. American Robin47%
  5. Rock Pigeon26%

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.