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Birding spot · Berks County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Dry Brooks Day-Use Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dry Brooks Day-Use Area are Ring-billed Gull (97%), American Herring Gull (79%), and American Crow (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (72 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,039 complete checklists from 182 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsFeb 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 106 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. 1Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. 2American Herring Gull79%
  3. 3American Crow72%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture66%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
  6. 6Canada Goose42%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco30%
  8. 8American Goldfinch29%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird29%
  10. 10American Robin28%
  11. 11Blue Jay26%
  12. 12Carolina Wren24%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk23%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron22%
  15. 15White-throated Sparrow22%

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 37 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. American Herring Gull88%
  3. Canada Goose64%
  4. American Crow60%
  5. Lesser Black-backed Gull49%

Spring 58 species

  1. Canada Goose80%
  2. Ring-billed Gull71%
  3. Fish Crow63%
  4. American Crow61%
  5. Turkey Vulture60%

Summer 53 species

  1. Turkey Vulture65%
  2. Ring-billed Gull64%
  3. Canada Goose59%
  4. Fish Crow59%
  5. American Crow48%

Fall 42 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. American Crow64%
  3. Turkey Vulture64%
  4. American Herring Gull51%
  5. Canada Goose50%

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.