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Birding spot · Orange County, New York

Birding at Sterling Forest State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sterling Forest State Park are American Redstart (84%), Northern Yellow Warbler (71%), and Red-eyed Vireo (66%). It is busiest in spring, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (87 species). 140 species have been reported here across 828 complete checklists from 389 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsJun 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1American Redstart84%
  2. 2Northern Yellow Warbler71%
  3. 3Red-eyed Vireo66%
  4. 4Gray Catbird65%
  5. 5Blue-winged Warbler64%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal64%
  7. 7Indigo Bunting63%
  8. 8Prairie Warbler62%
  9. 9American Goldfinch59%
  10. 10Common Yellowthroat57%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird56%
  12. 12Ovenbird55%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture55%
  14. 14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher54%
  15. 15Hooded Warbler53%

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 0 species

    Spring 87 species

    1. American Redstart85%
    2. Northern Yellow Warbler75%
    3. Blue-winged Warbler68%
    4. Gray Catbird66%
    5. Red-eyed Vireo64%

    Summer 77 species

    1. American Redstart86%
    2. Red-eyed Vireo78%
    3. Indigo Bunting71%
    4. American Goldfinch66%
    5. Northern Cardinal66%

    Fall 0 species

      Specialties

      Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

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      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.