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Birding spot · Monroe County, New York

Birding at Salmon Creek Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Salmon Creek Preserve are Ring-billed Gull (97%), American Herring Gull (74%), and Mallard (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (77 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,351 complete checklists from 226 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 14 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. 1Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. 2American Herring Gull74%
  3. 3Mallard70%
  4. 4Mute Swan70%
  5. 5Bonaparte's Gull60%
  6. 6Dunlin54%
  7. 7American Crow45%
  8. 8Canada Goose39%
  9. 9Northern Pintail34%
  10. 10Blue Jay33%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron32%
  12. 12European Starling31%
  13. 13House Sparrow26%
  14. 14Greater Yellowlegs19%
  15. 15Green-winged Teal17%

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. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. Mute Swan83%
  3. Canada Goose79%
  4. American Herring Gull78%
  5. Mallard63%

Spring 63 species

  1. Mute Swan91%
  2. Canada Goose91%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. Bufflehead68%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird66%

Summer 59 species

  1. Barn Swallow90%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. Mute Swan73%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird68%
  5. Wood Duck56%

Fall 55 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. Mute Swan74%
  3. Mallard70%
  4. Great Blue Heron66%
  5. Canada Goose49%

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.