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Birding spot · Orange County, New York

Birding at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (northwest) are Song Sparrow (87%), American Goldfinch (63%), and Northern Cardinal (58%). It is busiest in fall, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (84 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,009 complete checklists from 258 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 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. 1Song Sparrow87%
  2. 2American Goldfinch63%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal58%
  4. 4Blue Jay58%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker57%
  6. 6American Robin56%
  7. 7American Crow54%
  8. 8Canada Goose53%
  9. 9Gray Catbird53%
  10. 10Northern Flicker52%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture51%
  12. 12Mourning Dove48%
  13. 13Eastern Phoebe44%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird44%
  15. 15Northern Harrier43%

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 51 species

  1. American Crow80%
  2. Canada Goose77%
  3. Song Sparrow76%
  4. Northern Harrier67%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk62%

Spring 82 species

  1. Song Sparrow93%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. Northern Cardinal64%
  5. Canada Goose63%

Summer 74 species

  1. American Goldfinch93%
  2. Gray Catbird92%
  3. Song Sparrow92%
  4. Indigo Bunting84%
  5. American Robin78%

Fall 84 species

  1. Song Sparrow86%
  2. Blue Jay80%
  3. American Goldfinch78%
  4. Gray Catbird76%
  5. Eastern Phoebe73%

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.