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Birding spot · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Illicks Mill Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Illicks Mill Park are White-throated Sparrow (90%), American Robin (80%), and Downy Woodpecker (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (78 species). 135 species have been reported here across 802 complete checklists from 119 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 14 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 Sparrow90%
  2. 2American Robin80%
  3. 3Downy Woodpecker80%
  4. 4Mallard80%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  6. 6American Crow73%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal73%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch70%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco68%
  10. 10Carolina Wren63%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse60%
  12. 12Blue Jay57%
  13. 13Cedar Waxwing53%
  14. 14American Goldfinch48%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher48%

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 41 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow89%
  2. Northern Cardinal87%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco79%
  4. Tufted Titmouse78%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch76%

Spring 74 species

  1. American Robin96%
  2. Northern Cardinal95%
  3. Blue Jay88%
  4. Mourning Dove87%
  5. Canada Goose87%

Summer 57 species

  1. Gray Catbird94%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Northern Cardinal89%
  4. Mourning Dove81%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee77%

Fall 71 species

  1. American Robin92%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker89%
  3. Downy Woodpecker88%
  4. Northern Cardinal87%
  5. Blue Jay86%

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.