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Birding spot · Kings County, New York

Birding at Prospect Park (Duck Island): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Prospect Park (Duck Island) are Mallard (93%), Canada Goose (90%), and Northern Shoveler (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (88 species). 200 species have been reported here across 3,260 complete checklists from 944 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 22-28: 49 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 75 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. 1Mallard93%
  2. 2Canada Goose90%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler88%
  4. 4Ruddy Duck81%
  5. 5American Coot80%
  6. 6Mute Swan74%
  7. 7Blue Jay69%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal66%
  9. 9House Sparrow59%
  10. 10White-throated Sparrow59%
  11. 11Song Sparrow53%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron50%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull48%
  14. 14American Black Duck47%
  15. 15American Robin42%

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 50 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. American Coot83%
  4. Northern Shoveler83%
  5. Mute Swan76%

Spring 91 species

  1. Canada Goose83%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. American Robin83%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  5. House Sparrow74%

Summer 52 species

  1. American Robin80%
  2. Mallard78%
  3. Canada Goose77%
  4. House Sparrow77%
  5. Gray Catbird69%

Fall 82 species

  1. Mallard84%
  2. Canada Goose83%
  3. Blue Jay69%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. Mute Swan67%

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.