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Birding spot · Monroe County, New York

Birding at Irondequoit Bay Marine Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Irondequoit Bay Marine Park are Ring-billed Gull (95%), Mallard (89%), and American Herring Gull (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (69 species). 180 species have been reported here across 3,862 complete checklists from 562 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsNov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsNov 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 150 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 Gull95%
  2. 2Mallard89%
  3. 3American Herring Gull78%
  4. 4Long-tailed Duck66%
  5. 5Red-breasted Merganser60%
  6. 6Mute Swan55%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull53%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant39%
  9. 9Common Loon39%
  10. 10Red-throated Loon28%
  11. 11Bonaparte's Gull26%
  12. 12American Crow25%
  13. 13House Sparrow25%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon22%
  15. 15Bufflehead19%

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. Long-tailed Duck91%
  2. Ring-billed Gull90%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. American Herring Gull73%
  5. Mute Swan68%

Spring 54 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Canada Goose79%
  4. American Herring Gull72%
  5. Long-tailed Duck67%

Summer 44 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Barn Swallow88%
  4. House Sparrow81%
  5. Song Sparrow74%

Fall 39 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. American Herring Gull76%
  4. Mute Swan57%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant54%

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.