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Birding spot · Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Fort Washington State Park (Lorraine Run): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Washington State Park (Lorraine Run) are White-throated Sparrow (88%), American Robin (86%), and Northern Cardinal (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (81 species). 134 species have been reported here across 970 complete checklists from 151 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 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 Sparrow88%
  2. 2American Robin86%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal81%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  5. 5Downy Woodpecker78%
  6. 6Blue Jay71%
  7. 7Carolina Wren71%
  8. 8Song Sparrow66%
  9. 9Hairy Woodpecker62%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch62%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee57%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco57%
  13. 13Northern Flicker57%
  14. 14Eastern Screech-Owl55%
  15. 15Mourning Dove47%

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. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%
  2. White-throated Sparrow73%
  3. Downy Woodpecker69%
  4. Carolina Wren68%
  5. Northern Cardinal68%

Spring 72 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  4. Blue Jay76%
  5. Song Sparrow64%

Summer 55 species

  1. Gray Catbird93%
  2. American Robin93%
  3. Blue Jay86%
  4. Northern Cardinal83%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%

Fall 65 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  3. Northern Cardinal84%
  4. Blue Jay82%
  5. Downy Woodpecker76%

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.