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Birding spot · Queens County, New York

Birding at West Pond (The Raut (historical)): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at West Pond (The Raut (historical)) are Ruddy Duck (93%), Double-crested Cormorant (86%), and Canada Goose (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (85 species). 196 species have been reported here across 1,547 complete checklists from 695 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: low data (4 checklists)May 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsAug 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsAug 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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. 1Ruddy Duck93%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant86%
  3. 3Canada Goose85%
  4. 4Mallard85%
  5. 5Northern Shoveler83%
  6. 6American Wigeon82%
  7. 7American Coot80%
  8. 8Green-winged Teal77%
  9. 9American Herring Gull76%
  10. 10Hooded Merganser76%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull73%
  12. 12Mute Swan70%
  13. 13American Black Duck67%
  14. 14Gadwall67%
  15. 15Bufflehead62%

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 42 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Ruddy Duck70%
  3. American Black Duck66%
  4. Mallard60%
  5. Hooded Merganser56%

Spring 64 species

  1. Ruddy Duck76%
  2. Mute Swan72%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  4. Mallard59%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant58%

Summer 79 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Mute Swan87%
  3. Canada Goose83%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  5. Glossy Ibis83%

Fall 90 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant88%
  2. Canada Goose88%
  3. Mallard84%
  4. Mute Swan84%
  5. Great Egret75%

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.