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Birding spot · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Janet Johnston Housenick & William D. Housenick Memorial Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Janet Johnston Housenick & William D. Housenick Memorial Park are White-throated Sparrow (96%), American Crow (92%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (96 species). 168 species have been reported here across 3,889 complete checklists from 194 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsSep 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 59 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 Sparrow96%
  2. 2American Crow92%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  4. 4Blue Jay89%
  5. 5American Robin88%
  6. 6Song Sparrow84%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal84%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch81%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco78%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker76%
  11. 11Carolina Wren75%
  12. 12Canada Goose72%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird67%
  14. 14Mourning Dove66%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird64%

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 46 species

  1. American Crow95%
  2. White-throated Sparrow93%
  3. Northern Cardinal88%
  4. Blue Jay85%
  5. Canada Goose81%

Spring 89 species

  1. American Robin97%
  2. Northern Cardinal96%
  3. Blue Jay94%
  4. Song Sparrow93%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker92%

Summer 63 species

  1. Blue Jay96%
  2. Gray Catbird96%
  3. American Robin95%
  4. Mourning Dove92%
  5. Northern Cardinal91%

Fall 74 species

  1. Blue Jay95%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker92%
  3. American Robin86%
  4. Northern Cardinal85%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch85%

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.