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Birding spot · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary are White-throated Sparrow (91%), Northern Cardinal (85%), and Blue Jay (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (82 species). 134 species have been reported here across 1,023 complete checklists from 153 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1White-throated Sparrow91%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal85%
  3. 3Blue Jay83%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco81%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse81%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch81%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker79%
  9. 9American Robin75%
  10. 10Carolina Wren74%
  11. 11House Finch74%
  12. 12American Crow72%
  13. 13Hairy Woodpecker66%
  14. 14American Goldfinch64%
  15. 15Mourning Dove58%

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 40 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco86%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  3. White-throated Sparrow86%
  4. Northern Cardinal84%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch82%

Spring 75 species

  1. American Robin96%
  2. Northern Cardinal95%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. Mourning Dove83%
  5. Blue Jay78%

Summer 56 species

  1. American Robin95%
  2. Gray Catbird93%
  3. Northern Cardinal88%
  4. Blue Jay77%
  5. Carolina Wren77%

Fall 70 species

  1. Blue Jay88%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  4. American Robin82%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch80%

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.