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Birding spot · Dutchess County, New York

Birding at Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park are White-throated Sparrow (90%), Blue Jay (88%), and Northern Cardinal (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (85 species). 137 species have been reported here across 836 complete checklists from 178 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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. 1White-throated Sparrow90%
  2. 2Blue Jay88%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal81%
  4. 4American Robin78%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee76%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird76%
  7. 7Eastern Bluebird69%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker66%
  10. 10Song Sparrow66%
  11. 11American Crow62%
  12. 12American Goldfinch62%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse57%
  14. 14Carolina Wren53%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco50%

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 33 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow84%
  2. Blue Jay83%
  3. Northern Cardinal78%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee67%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker62%

Spring 84 species

  1. Northern Cardinal88%
  2. Blue Jay79%
  3. Field Sparrow78%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  5. Tufted Titmouse74%

Summer 64 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. American Goldfinch83%
  3. Field Sparrow83%
  4. Indigo Bunting82%
  5. Gray Catbird77%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee79%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  4. Northern Cardinal72%
  5. American Robin70%

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.