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Birding spot · Richmond County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Gateway National Recreation Area (Oakwood Beach) are American Herring Gull (98%), Ring-billed Gull (88%), and Brant (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (75 species). 163 species have been reported here across 1,092 complete checklists from 196 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 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 Gull98%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. 3Brant80%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant78%
  5. 5Bufflehead75%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull75%
  7. 7Horned Grebe70%
  8. 8American Black Duck68%
  9. 9Mallard53%
  10. 10Red-throated Loon50%
  11. 11Canada Goose48%
  12. 12Song Sparrow43%
  13. 13Common Loon38%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser38%
  15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler33%

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 45 species

  1. Bufflehead90%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. American Black Duck85%
  4. Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. Brant73%

Spring 71 species

  1. American Herring Gull91%
  2. American Oystercatcher81%
  3. Brant81%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle79%

Summer 66 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant96%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Laughing Gull90%
  4. American Oystercatcher78%
  5. Common Tern78%

Fall 59 species

  1. American Herring Gull91%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant91%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull62%
  5. Osprey61%

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.