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Birding spot · Nassau County, New York

Birding at Simmonds Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Simmonds Pond are Mallard (99%), Black-crowned Night Heron (98%), and Ring-billed Gull (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 34 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (39 species). 81 species have been reported here across 1,097 complete checklists from 300 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsJan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 26 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 66 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. 1Mallard99%
  2. 2Black-crowned Night Heron98%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull93%
  4. 4Canada Goose89%
  5. 5Hooded Merganser89%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant88%
  7. 7American Black Duck86%
  8. 8Brant68%
  9. 9American Herring Gull64%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron54%
  11. 11Northern Shoveler48%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher28%
  13. 13European Starling26%
  14. 14Great Egret22%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird21%

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 27 species

  1. Black-crowned Night Heron98%
  2. Mallard95%
  3. Hooded Merganser93%
  4. Canada Goose92%
  5. Northern Shoveler90%

Spring 34 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Black-crowned Night Heron90%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Mute Swan84%
  5. Ring-billed Gull78%

Summer 34 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Yellow-crowned Night Heron88%
  4. House Sparrow76%
  5. Black-crowned Night Heron74%

Fall 28 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. Black-crowned Night Heron96%
  3. Ring-billed Gull87%
  4. Canada Goose85%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant79%

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.