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Birding spot · Orange County, New York

Birding at Varick Homes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Varick Homes are Ring-billed Gull (98%), Mallard (92%), and American Herring Gull (91%). It is busiest in summer, when 39 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early June (49 species). 105 species have been reported here across 1,227 complete checklists from 143 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJan 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJan 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 20 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 62 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 Gull98%
  2. 2Mallard92%
  3. 3American Herring Gull91%
  4. 4Rock Pigeon83%
  5. 5Canada Goose64%
  6. 6House Sparrow62%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull48%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant40%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird36%
  10. 10European Starling30%
  11. 11Song Sparrow27%
  12. 12Fish Crow20%
  13. 13American Crow19%
  14. 14Lesser Black-backed Gull19%
  15. 15Bald Eagle14%

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 26 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. American Herring Gull94%
  3. Mallard89%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull81%
  5. Common Merganser78%

Spring 33 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. American Herring Gull88%
  4. Canada Goose81%
  5. Rock Pigeon78%

Summer 39 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull95%
  2. Mallard93%
  3. Rock Pigeon84%
  4. House Sparrow77%
  5. Fish Crow75%

Fall 27 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. American Herring Gull88%
  3. Mallard83%
  4. Rock Pigeon78%
  5. Canada Goose64%

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.