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Birding spot · New York County, New York

Birding at Hudson River Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hudson River Park are White-throated Sparrow (92%), Great Black-backed Gull (91%), and Ring-billed Gull (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (42 species). 102 species have been reported here across 1,857 complete checklists from 83 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 58 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. 1White-throated Sparrow92%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull91%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull91%
  4. 4American Herring Gull88%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant73%
  6. 6House Sparrow64%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird52%
  8. 8Song Sparrow52%
  9. 9European Starling48%
  10. 10American Robin44%
  11. 11Rock Pigeon42%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco37%
  13. 13Mallard36%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee20%
  15. 15Swamp Sparrow19%

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 24 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull88%
  3. American Herring Gull79%
  4. Mallard66%
  5. White-throated Sparrow64%

Spring 35 species

  1. House Sparrow81%
  2. American Robin77%
  3. Mallard77%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant71%
  5. American Herring Gull68%

Summer 22 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull86%
  3. House Sparrow83%
  4. Ring-billed Gull72%
  5. American Herring Gull70%

Fall 40 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull93%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Ring-billed Gull85%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  5. House Sparrow79%

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.