WhenToBird

Birding spot · Nassau County, New York

Birding at West End: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at West End are American Herring Gull (80%), Great Black-backed Gull (73%), and Northern Mockingbird (69%). It is busiest in fall, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (97 species). 264 species have been reported here across 5,580 complete checklists from 1,268 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 305 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 232 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 184 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsFeb 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMay 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsOct 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsNov 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsDec 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 379 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. 1American Herring Gull80%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull73%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird69%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant68%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  6. 6Brant62%
  7. 7Canada Goose58%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull57%
  9. 9Song Sparrow55%
  10. 10Northern Harrier54%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow50%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco49%
  13. 13Mourning Dove47%
  14. 14American Robin46%
  15. 15Rock Pigeon46%

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 57 species

  1. American Herring Gull75%
  2. Long-tailed Duck60%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull59%
  4. Common Loon58%
  5. Brant53%

Spring 79 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  2. American Herring Gull74%
  3. Northern Mockingbird69%
  4. Song Sparrow69%
  5. Canada Goose67%

Summer 66 species

  1. American Herring Gull79%
  2. Osprey76%
  3. Common Tern74%
  4. Northern Mockingbird74%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull73%

Fall 90 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Northern Mockingbird70%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull70%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant69%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler62%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

  • Purple Sandpiper10% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 52.6×
  • Harlequin Duck6.8% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 46.6×
  • Razorbill6.2% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 43.4×
  • Snowy Owl8.8% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 42.2×
  • Common Eider20% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 37.1×
  • Black Scoter30% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 33.9×
  • Red Knot6.0% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 33.7×
  • Northern Gannet16% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 33.7×

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.