WhenToBird

Birding spot · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center are White-throated Sparrow (93%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (74%), and White-breasted Nuthatch (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (93 species). 153 species have been reported here across 1,600 complete checklists from 225 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsMay 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 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 Sparrow93%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  3. 3White-breasted Nuthatch70%
  4. 4Blue Jay65%
  5. 5Carolina Wren65%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco63%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker63%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal63%
  9. 9Song Sparrow56%
  10. 10Tufted Titmouse56%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird47%
  12. 12Northern Flicker47%
  13. 13American Goldfinch44%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee44%
  15. 15American Robin42%

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 44 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow80%
  2. Northern Cardinal65%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch61%
  4. Downy Woodpecker60%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker58%

Spring 85 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. American Robin83%
  3. Blue Jay78%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  5. Song Sparrow75%

Summer 64 species

  1. Gray Catbird95%
  2. American Goldfinch84%
  3. American Robin84%
  4. Northern Cardinal84%
  5. Blue Jay81%

Fall 80 species

  1. Blue Jay89%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch72%
  4. Carolina Wren72%
  5. Downy Woodpecker72%

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.