WhenToBird

Birding spot · Wayne County, New York

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Willow Grove) are Canada Goose (72%), Northern Harrier (63%), and Ring-billed Gull (59%). It is busiest in summer, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (95 species). 173 species have been reported here across 872 complete checklists from 442 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 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 Goose72%
  2. 2Northern Harrier63%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull59%
  4. 4Sandhill Crane59%
  5. 5Bald Eagle56%
  6. 6Mallard56%
  7. 7American Crow38%
  8. 8Northern Pintail38%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron34%
  10. 10American Black Duck31%
  11. 11Northern Shoveler28%
  12. 12Tundra Swan25%
  13. 13American Robin22%
  14. 14American Wigeon22%
  15. 15Black-capped Chickadee22%

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 42 species

  1. Bald Eagle61%
  2. Canada Goose61%
  3. American Crow53%
  4. Mallard44%
  5. Northern Cardinal42%

Spring 73 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Canada Goose85%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Great Blue Heron71%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe63%

Summer 76 species

  1. Great Blue Heron93%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe78%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. Mallard68%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird66%

Fall 68 species

  1. Great Blue Heron82%
  2. Mallard69%
  3. Canada Goose65%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe63%
  5. Common Gallinule61%

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.