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Birding spot · Ulster County, New York

Birding at Town of Esopus Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Town of Esopus Land are White-breasted Nuthatch (71%), Blue Jay (70%), and Tufted Titmouse (70%). It is busiest in summer, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (80 species). 161 species have been reported here across 938 complete checklists from 255 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1White-breasted Nuthatch71%
  2. 2Blue Jay70%
  3. 3Tufted Titmouse70%
  4. 4Downy Woodpecker56%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow56%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee48%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
  8. 8Song Sparrow40%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal38%
  10. 10Bufflehead37%
  11. 11Carolina Wren37%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull33%
  13. 13American Crow30%
  14. 14American Goldfinch29%
  15. 15Bald Eagle19%

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 37 species

  1. Tufted Titmouse72%
  2. White-throated Sparrow66%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch62%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee60%
  5. Blue Jay57%

Spring 57 species

  1. Tufted Titmouse50%
  2. Blue Jay46%
  3. Northern Cardinal45%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
  5. Ring-billed Gull42%

Summer 65 species

  1. Great Blue Heron98%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant67%
  3. Mallard63%
  4. Great Egret62%
  5. American Goldfinch57%

Fall 54 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  2. Blue Jay64%
  3. Great Blue Heron61%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch57%
  5. Tufted Titmouse56%

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.