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Birding spot · Westchester County, New York

Birding at Edith G Read Natural Park and Wildlife Sanctuary *: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Edith G Read Natural Park and Wildlife Sanctuary * are Double-crested Cormorant (92%), Ring-billed Gull (90%), and Bufflehead (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (81 species). 214 species have been reported here across 4,617 complete checklists from 673 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsJan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 209 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsDec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 269 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull90%
  3. 3Bufflehead87%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron85%
  5. 5American Herring Gull84%
  6. 6Song Sparrow74%
  7. 7Hooded Merganser70%
  8. 8Red-breasted Merganser68%
  9. 9Great Black-backed Gull65%
  10. 10American Black Duck64%
  11. 11Blue Jay58%
  12. 12Mallard57%
  13. 13Brant55%
  14. 14European Starling49%
  15. 15American Robin49%

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 65 species

  1. Bufflehead90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. American Herring Gull83%
  4. Red-breasted Merganser80%
  5. Canada Goose79%

Spring 70 species

  1. Canada Goose84%
  2. American Herring Gull82%
  3. Song Sparrow81%
  4. American Robin77%
  5. Common Grackle74%

Summer 61 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. Osprey94%
  3. American Herring Gull88%
  4. Great Egret85%
  5. Song Sparrow80%

Fall 70 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. American Herring Gull85%
  4. Great Blue Heron81%
  5. Song Sparrow70%

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.