WhenToBird

Birding spot · Albany County, New York

Birding at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center are Blue Jay (92%), Black-capped Chickadee (90%), and American Robin (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (102 species). 176 species have been reported here across 4,788 complete checklists from 526 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsMay 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 258 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 314 checklistsMay 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsMay 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsJun 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 66 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. 1Blue Jay92%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee90%
  3. 3American Robin82%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco80%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal69%
  6. 6American Goldfinch62%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow58%
  8. 8American Crow57%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker50%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch50%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker50%
  12. 12Mallard49%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird47%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse43%
  15. 15House Sparrow42%

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 35 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee82%
  2. Blue Jay71%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco70%
  4. Northern Cardinal68%
  5. Tufted Titmouse59%

Spring 97 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. American Robin92%
  3. Canada Goose87%
  4. Song Sparrow85%
  5. Northern Cardinal84%

Summer 68 species

  1. Gray Catbird90%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. American Goldfinch85%
  4. Song Sparrow72%
  5. Northern Cardinal67%

Fall 66 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee85%
  3. American Robin78%
  4. American Goldfinch68%
  5. Northern Cardinal63%

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.