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Birding spot · Rockland County, New York

Birding at Rockland Lake State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rockland Lake State Park are Canada Goose (94%), Mute Swan (85%), and Blue Jay (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,439 complete checklists from 203 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 46 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. 1Canada Goose94%
  2. 2Mute Swan85%
  3. 3Blue Jay80%
  4. 4Mallard80%
  5. 5Bufflehead75%
  6. 6American Coot73%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  8. 8Song Sparrow70%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker67%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron64%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow63%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch62%
  13. 13American Crow60%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse60%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull54%

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 57 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard77%
  3. Mute Swan75%
  4. Common Merganser74%
  5. Hooded Merganser71%

Spring 80 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  3. American Robin87%
  4. Mallard85%
  5. Mute Swan84%

Summer 66 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Common Grackle87%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. Mute Swan84%

Fall 75 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Mute Swan87%
  3. Blue Jay86%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%

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.