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Birding spot · New York County, New York

Birding at Sherman Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sherman Creek are Ring-billed Gull (99%), Canada Goose (94%), and Mallard (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (67 species). 138 species have been reported here across 1,266 complete checklists from 156 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 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 Gull99%
  2. 2Canada Goose94%
  3. 3Mallard90%
  4. 4Blue Jay86%
  5. 5Song Sparrow86%
  6. 6White-throated Sparrow84%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron80%
  8. 8House Sparrow80%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal70%
  10. 10European Starling69%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird69%
  12. 12American Robin66%
  13. 13American Herring Gull64%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker60%
  15. 15Mourning Dove56%

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 43 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Canada Goose86%
  4. House Sparrow84%
  5. Blue Jay83%

Spring 58 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. American Robin92%
  3. House Sparrow91%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  5. Song Sparrow88%

Summer 47 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  3. Ring-billed Gull87%
  4. House Sparrow85%
  5. Mallard84%

Fall 54 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. Blue Jay82%
  3. Mallard79%
  4. House Sparrow79%
  5. American Robin75%

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.