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Birding spot · Kings County, New York

Birding at Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk are Ring-billed Gull (96%), American Herring Gull (96%), and Great Black-backed Gull (95%). It is busiest in fall, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (60 species). 122 species have been reported here across 1,069 complete checklists from 396 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 26 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (3 checklists)May 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: 20 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 38 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. 1Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. 2American Herring Gull96%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull95%
  4. 4Rock Pigeon88%
  5. 5Laughing Gull77%
  6. 6European Starling74%
  7. 7Common Loon73%
  8. 8House Sparrow67%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant62%
  10. 10Black Skimmer54%
  11. 11Brant50%
  12. 12Black Scoter44%
  13. 13Surf Scoter41%
  14. 14Red-throated Loon38%
  15. 15Fish Crow36%

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 34 species

  1. American Herring Gull97%
  2. Ring-billed Gull96%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull92%
  4. Common Loon84%
  5. Rock Pigeon80%

Spring 29 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull75%
  4. Rock Pigeon74%
  5. Brant62%

Summer 26 species

  1. Laughing Gull95%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  3. American Herring Gull86%
  4. Rock Pigeon82%
  5. Ring-billed Gull79%

Fall 46 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Ring-billed Gull95%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull92%
  4. Rock Pigeon85%
  5. Laughing Gull84%

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.