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Birding spot · Tompkins County, New York

Birding at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve are American Crow (83%), Canada Goose (82%), and Song Sparrow (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 107 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (106 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,145 complete checklists from 530 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsMay 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJun 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Crow83%
  2. 2Canada Goose82%
  3. 3Song Sparrow81%
  4. 4American Robin80%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee79%
  6. 6Blue Jay78%
  7. 7American Goldfinch78%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal77%
  9. 9Red-winged Blackbird75%
  10. 10Gray Catbird67%
  11. 11Wood Duck64%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat63%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron63%
  14. 14Field Sparrow61%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher60%

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. Black-capped Chickadee92%
  2. American Crow84%
  3. Blue Jay51%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch51%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco47%

Spring 107 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. Canada Goose92%
  3. Song Sparrow91%
  4. American Robin88%
  5. Northern Cardinal84%

Summer 86 species

  1. American Goldfinch87%
  2. Common Yellowthroat87%
  3. Song Sparrow86%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. American Crow82%

Fall 94 species

  1. Blue Jay90%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. Canada Goose87%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee81%
  5. American Goldfinch73%

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.