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Birding spot · Ulster County, New York

Birding at Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary are White-throated Sparrow (95%), Downy Woodpecker (92%), and White-breasted Nuthatch (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (83 species). 151 species have been reported here across 997 complete checklists from 238 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 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. 1White-throated Sparrow95%
  2. 2Downy Woodpecker92%
  3. 3White-breasted Nuthatch91%
  4. 4American Crow89%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal89%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse88%
  7. 7Blue Jay86%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  9. 9Canada Goose85%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee80%
  11. 11Song Sparrow80%
  12. 12Carolina Wren76%
  13. 13American Goldfinch73%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk70%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird70%

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 47 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch80%
  3. Downy Woodpecker78%
  4. American Crow76%
  5. Tufted Titmouse76%

Spring 70 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. American Robin89%
  3. Song Sparrow88%
  4. Canada Goose87%
  5. Common Grackle82%

Summer 63 species

  1. Gray Catbird89%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  4. Song Sparrow85%
  5. Blue Jay81%

Fall 67 species

  1. Blue Jay87%
  2. Canada Goose78%
  3. Song Sparrow78%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch76%

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.