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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 (87%), Sandhill Crane (80%), and Mallard (62%). It is busiest in summer, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late August (91 species). 206 species have been reported here across 2,374 complete checklists from 856 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsAug 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsAug 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Canada Goose87%
  2. 2Sandhill Crane80%
  3. 3Mallard62%
  4. 4Tundra Swan46%
  5. 5American Crow46%
  6. 6Green-winged Teal45%
  7. 7Northern Pintail41%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull41%
  9. 9American Black Duck40%
  10. 10Blue Jay35%
  11. 11Northern Harrier35%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird35%
  13. 13Bald Eagle33%
  14. 14European Starling28%
  15. 15American Wigeon25%

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 39 species

  1. Canada Goose69%
  2. American Crow62%
  3. Mallard50%
  4. Bald Eagle39%
  5. American Black Duck35%

Spring 63 species

  1. Canada Goose75%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird71%
  3. Mallard54%
  4. Song Sparrow54%
  5. Tree Swallow54%

Summer 85 species

  1. Great Blue Heron92%
  2. Great Egret79%
  3. Mallard76%
  4. Barn Swallow73%
  5. Canada Goose73%

Fall 75 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Sandhill Crane77%
  3. Great Blue Heron70%
  4. Ring-billed Gull64%
  5. Mallard63%

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.