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Birding spot · Seneca County, New York

Birding at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (northwest) are Canada Goose (86%), Sandhill Crane (82%), and Mallard (63%). It is busiest in summer, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early August (93 species). 185 species have been reported here across 1,224 complete checklists from 547 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsAug 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsSep 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 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. 1Canada Goose86%
  2. 2Sandhill Crane82%
  3. 3Mallard63%
  4. 4Tundra Swan42%
  5. 5Green-winged Teal38%
  6. 6Northern Pintail38%
  7. 7American Crow37%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull36%
  9. 9American Black Duck30%
  10. 10Bald Eagle26%
  11. 11American Wigeon22%
  12. 12Blue Jay22%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron22%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird22%
  15. 15Northern Harrier21%

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 34 species

  1. Canada Goose88%
  2. Mallard66%
  3. American Black Duck49%
  4. Bald Eagle47%
  5. Tundra Swan47%

Spring 54 species

  1. Canada Goose81%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird68%
  3. Mallard59%
  4. Northern Shoveler48%
  5. Great Blue Heron47%

Summer 87 species

  1. Great Blue Heron95%
  2. Great Egret84%
  3. Canada Goose78%
  4. Mallard76%
  5. Barn Swallow68%

Fall 73 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Sandhill Crane85%
  3. Great Blue Heron77%
  4. Ring-billed Gull64%
  5. Great Egret62%

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.