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Birding spot · Seneca County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (west) are Bald Eagle (63%), Ring-billed Gull (60%), and Canada Goose (56%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (80 species). 179 species have been reported here across 1,715 complete checklists from 852 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1Bald Eagle63%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull60%
  3. 3Canada Goose56%
  4. 4American Wigeon44%
  5. 5Gadwall44%
  6. 6Northern Harrier44%
  7. 7Northern Pintail44%
  8. 8American Herring Gull37%
  9. 9Mallard35%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk35%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird26%
  12. 12American Coot23%
  13. 13Green-winged Teal23%
  14. 14American Crow21%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe21%

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 36 species

  1. Canada Goose64%
  2. Bald Eagle53%
  3. Ring-billed Gull51%
  4. Tundra Swan40%
  5. American Crow35%

Spring 67 species

  1. Great Blue Heron89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  3. Canada Goose59%
  4. Song Sparrow58%
  5. Tree Swallow56%

Summer 58 species

  1. Great Blue Heron86%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  3. American Goldfinch60%
  4. Song Sparrow57%
  5. Black Tern52%

Fall 53 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull51%
  2. Mallard48%
  3. Canada Goose48%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird47%
  5. Great Blue Heron45%

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.