Birding spot · New York County, New York
Birding at Washington Square Park: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Washington Square Park are White-throated Sparrow (95%), House Sparrow (87%), and Rock Pigeon (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 37 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (47 species). 95 species have been reported here across 1,156 complete checklists from 242 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists) Jan 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jan 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Feb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Feb 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Feb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Feb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Mar 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Mar 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Mar 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Mar 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Apr 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Apr 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Apr 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Apr 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 62 checklists May 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 54 checklists May 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists May 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists May 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Jun 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Jun 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jun 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Jun 22-30: 11 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists) Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists) Jul 22-31: 15 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists) Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists) Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists) Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists) Sep 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Sep 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Sep 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Sep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 54 checklists Oct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Oct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Oct 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Oct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Nov 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Nov 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Nov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Nov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Dec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Dec 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Dec 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Dec 22-31: low data (9 checklists) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 White-throated Sparrow 95% 2 House Sparrow 87% 3 Rock Pigeon 87% 4 American Robin 65% 5 Dark-eyed Junco 46% 6 Mourning Dove 46% 7 Red-tailed Hawk 42% 8 European Starling 41% 9 Hermit Thrush 37% 10 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 37% 11 Blue Jay 36% 12 House Finch 21% 13 Red-bellied Woodpecker 19% 14 Song Sparrow 15% 15 Northern Cardinal 14% 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 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 .
White-throated Sparrow95%
House Sparrow87%
Rock Pigeon87%
American Robin65%
Dark-eyed Junco46%
Mourning Dove46%
Red-tailed Hawk42%
European Starling41%
Hermit Thrush37%
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker37%
Blue Jay36%
House Finch21%
Red-bellied Woodpecker19%
Song Sparrow15%
Northern Cardinal14%