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Birding spot · Nassau County, New York

Birding at Jones Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jones Beach State Park are American Herring Gull (86%), Double-crested Cormorant (86%), and Great Black-backed Gull (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (113 species). 225 species have been reported here across 1,378 complete checklists from 331 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (9 checklists)May 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 76 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 Gull86%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant86%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull83%
  4. 4Brant82%
  5. 5Canada Goose82%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird79%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  8. 8Song Sparrow73%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull68%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon68%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco65%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow65%
  13. 13American Oystercatcher63%
  14. 14Northern Harrier62%
  15. 15American Goldfinch60%

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 70 species

  1. American Herring Gull84%
  2. Canada Goose81%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  4. Brant74%
  5. Northern Mockingbird71%

Spring 98 species

  1. American Herring Gull92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  3. Canada Goose89%
  4. American Robin87%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull86%

Summer 73 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull81%
  3. Laughing Gull78%
  4. Northern Mockingbird78%
  5. Osprey76%

Fall 96 species

  1. American Herring Gull87%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull81%
  4. Northern Mockingbird79%
  5. Canada Goose77%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

  • Black Scoter45% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 49.8×
  • Red Knot8.8% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 49.2×
  • Dunlin35% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 38.0×
  • Black-bellied Plover32% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 33.9×
  • Common Eider18% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 33.4×
  • Sanderling40% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 32.2×
  • Ruddy Turnstone18% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 30.1×
  • Surf Scoter22% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 28.5×

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.