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Birding spot · Erie County, New York

Birding at Times Beach Nature Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Times Beach Nature Preserve are Ring-billed Gull (65%), Mallard (59%), and Canada Goose (58%). It is busiest in fall, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 189 species have been reported here across 1,652 complete checklists from 313 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Ring-billed Gull65%
  2. 2Mallard59%
  3. 3Canada Goose58%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee54%
  5. 5Hooded Merganser52%
  6. 6American Tree Sparrow51%
  7. 7Bufflehead49%
  8. 8American Crow46%
  9. 9Common Merganser42%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco37%
  11. 11Song Sparrow37%
  12. 12American Herring Gull34%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant34%
  14. 14European Starling32%
  15. 15American Goldfinch31%

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 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull68%
  2. Canada Goose56%
  3. Mallard52%
  4. American Tree Sparrow44%
  5. American Crow43%

Spring 80 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. Canada Goose78%
  4. Ring-billed Gull74%
  5. European Starling68%

Summer 68 species

  1. Song Sparrow86%
  2. American Goldfinch82%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  4. Ring-billed Gull80%
  5. Barn Swallow78%

Fall 84 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull72%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee72%
  3. Song Sparrow66%
  4. Canada Goose65%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant62%

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.