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Birding spot · Seneca County, New York

Birding at Geneva, City of Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Geneva, City of Land are Ring-billed Gull (100%), American Herring Gull (79%), and Great Black-backed Gull (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early June (53 species). 104 species have been reported here across 821 complete checklists from 261 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Ring-billed Gull100%
  2. 2American Herring Gull79%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull79%
  4. 4Mallard79%
  5. 5Canada Goose58%
  6. 6American Coot39%
  7. 7Bufflehead37%
  8. 8Red Phalarope24%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant18%
  10. 10American Crow16%
  11. 11Common Loon16%
  12. 12Lesser Scaup16%
  13. 13Bald Eagle13%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher11%
  15. 15Common Merganser11%

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 30 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. Canada Goose73%
  3. Mallard73%
  4. American Herring Gull68%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull68%

Spring 48 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. Lesser Scaup69%
  3. Bufflehead65%
  4. American Herring Gull51%
  5. Canada Goose48%

Summer 37 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. Barn Swallow63%
  4. Great Blue Heron61%
  5. Osprey61%

Fall 22 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull66%
  4. American Herring Gull61%
  5. Canada Goose55%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

  • Red Phalarope6.8% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 485.9×
  • Tufted Duck8.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 178.2×
  • Lesser Scaup51% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 30.8×
  • Red-necked Grebe7.1% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 28.3×
  • Redhead34% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 22.9×
  • Snow Goose19% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 18.6×
  • Greater Scaup28% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 13.9×
  • American Coot29% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 11.6×

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.