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Birding spot · Richmond County, New York

Birding at Great Kills Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Great Kills Park are Song Sparrow (85%), Northern Mockingbird (76%), and American Herring Gull (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (71 species). 160 species have been reported here across 994 complete checklists from 120 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 57 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. 1Song Sparrow85%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird76%
  3. 3American Herring Gull73%
  4. 4Canada Goose70%
  5. 5European Starling67%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal67%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow64%
  8. 8Blue Jay61%
  9. 9Mallard55%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler48%
  11. 11Carolina Wren45%
  12. 12Mourning Dove45%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird45%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull45%
  15. 15Swamp 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 48 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. American Herring Gull79%
  3. Song Sparrow75%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. Northern Cardinal67%

Spring 76 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  3. Mallard85%
  4. American Robin85%
  5. Song Sparrow83%

Summer 64 species

  1. Mourning Dove90%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. Great Egret87%
  4. Gray Catbird84%
  5. Mallard84%

Fall 59 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Northern Mockingbird79%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. Song Sparrow73%
  5. Northern Cardinal69%

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.