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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

Birding at Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge are Tufted Titmouse (98%), Black-capped Chickadee (96%), and Northern Cardinal (89%). It is busiest in summer, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (75 species). 148 species have been reported here across 806 complete checklists from 336 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1Tufted Titmouse98%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee96%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal89%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow87%
  5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch85%
  6. 6Blue Jay83%
  7. 7American Crow70%
  8. 8Song Sparrow70%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker69%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  11. 11Carolina Wren57%
  12. 12American Robin48%
  13. 13Mourning Dove48%
  14. 14American Herring Gull46%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird31%

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 48 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. White-throated Sparrow93%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee92%
  4. Tufted Titmouse91%
  5. Song Sparrow79%

Spring 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Tufted Titmouse90%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. Song Sparrow85%

Summer 66 species

  1. Gray Catbird95%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Osprey91%
  4. Song Sparrow87%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee86%

Fall 62 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee91%
  2. Tufted Titmouse89%
  3. Northern Cardinal84%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch81%
  5. Blue Jay80%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

  • Wild Turkey63% of checklists here vs 2.6% statewide: 24.4×
  • Prairie Warbler15% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 13.1×
  • Least Tern7.4% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 8.2×
  • Willet6.8% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 7.2×
  • Osprey51% of checklists here vs 8.5% statewide: 5.9×
  • Mute Swan34% of checklists here vs 6.7% statewide: 5.1×
  • Sanderling5.7% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 4.6×
  • Blue-winged Warbler7.8% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 4.4×

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.