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Birding spot · Queens County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Gateway National Recreation Area (northeast) are American Herring Gull (91%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (81%), and Ring-billed Gull (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (98 species). 204 species have been reported here across 1,426 complete checklists from 503 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 50 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 Gull91%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler81%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull79%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull78%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant75%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird75%
  7. 7Song Sparrow73%
  8. 8Brant67%
  9. 9European Starling67%
  10. 10American Robin67%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow65%
  12. 12Northern Flicker64%
  13. 13Northern Gannet64%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco60%
  15. 15Common Loon58%

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 51 species

  1. American Herring Gull75%
  2. Long-tailed Duck70%
  3. Ring-billed Gull64%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull59%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler54%

Spring 66 species

  1. American Herring Gull76%
  2. American Oystercatcher70%
  3. Song Sparrow62%
  4. Northern Mockingbird62%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird62%

Summer 53 species

  1. American Oystercatcher90%
  2. Laughing Gull82%
  3. American Herring Gull80%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull73%
  5. Common Tern73%

Fall 95 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Northern Mockingbird79%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  5. European Starling72%

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.