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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Dixon Meadow Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dixon Meadow Preserve are Song Sparrow (78%), Northern Mockingbird (69%), and European Starling (63%). It is busiest in fall, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (56 species). 160 species have been reported here across 6,425 complete checklists from 772 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsApr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsApr 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsApr 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 229 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 215 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 240 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 329 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 341 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 272 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 289 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 67 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. 1Song Sparrow78%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird69%
  3. 3European Starling63%
  4. 4American Kestrel58%
  5. 5Canada Goose55%
  6. 6Red-tailed Hawk51%
  7. 7Mourning Dove49%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture42%
  9. 9American Goldfinch38%
  10. 10American Crow31%
  11. 11Savannah Sparrow29%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron28%
  13. 13American Robin28%
  14. 14Blue Jay27%
  15. 15Carolina Wren25%

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 Pennsylvania.

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.