WhenToBird

Birding spot · Kings County, New York

Birding at Prospect Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Prospect Park are Blue Jay (87%), Mallard (84%), and White-throated Sparrow (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 109 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (98 species). 256 species have been reported here across 31,425 complete checklists from 3,059 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 680 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 441 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 364 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 504 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 371 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 498 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 575 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 485 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 580 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 575 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 636 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 1002 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 1044 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 1113 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 1434 checklistsApr 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 2190 checklistsMay 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 1870 checklistsMay 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 1688 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 1364 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 1067 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 378 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 273 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 261 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 197 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 364 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 729 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 670 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 744 checklistsSep 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 840 checklistsSep 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 805 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 670 checklistsOct 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 672 checklistsOct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 782 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 882 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 671 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 422 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 390 checklistsNov 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 444 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 345 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 333 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 340 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 450 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. 1Blue Jay87%
  2. 2Mallard84%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow84%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal78%
  5. 5Canada Goose77%
  6. 6House Sparrow73%
  7. 7Northern Shoveler68%
  8. 8American Robin67%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker67%
  10. 10Ruddy Duck67%
  11. 11Mourning Dove64%
  12. 12American Coot63%
  13. 13Mute Swan63%
  14. 14Song Sparrow61%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker58%

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

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.