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Birding spot · Richmond County, New York

Birding at Gateway National Recreation Area (Bay Terrace): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Gateway National Recreation Area (Bay Terrace) are American Herring Gull (84%), Double-crested Cormorant (80%), and Ring-billed Gull (74%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (104 species). 207 species have been reported here across 1,470 complete checklists from 407 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 104 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1American Herring Gull84%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant80%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull74%
  4. 4Song Sparrow74%
  5. 5Canada Goose71%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird69%
  8. 8Bufflehead67%
  9. 9Great Black-backed Gull65%
  10. 10American Robin63%
  11. 11European Starling61%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal54%
  13. 13Brant51%
  14. 14White-throated Sparrow49%
  15. 15Carolina Wren47%

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 57 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Bufflehead84%
  3. American Herring Gull83%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull67%

Spring 79 species

  1. Canada Goose80%
  2. American Herring Gull77%
  3. American Robin72%
  4. Brant67%
  5. Ring-billed Gull63%

Summer 68 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  2. American Herring Gull79%
  3. Northern Mockingbird78%
  4. Laughing Gull75%
  5. Gray Catbird72%

Fall 80 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  3. Song Sparrow69%
  4. Northern Mockingbird66%
  5. Ring-billed Gull65%

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.