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Birding spot · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Birding at North Park (North Fork Pine Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Park (North Fork Pine Creek) are Song Sparrow (73%), Mallard (70%), and Blue Jay (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (66 species). 145 species have been reported here across 1,725 complete checklists from 275 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1Song Sparrow73%
  2. 2Mallard70%
  3. 3Blue Jay68%
  4. 4Killdeer67%
  5. 5Canada Goose59%
  6. 6Carolina Wren53%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
  8. 8American Goldfinch43%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse39%
  10. 10Belted Kingfisher37%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker32%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron32%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch32%
  14. 14Swamp Sparrow31%
  15. 15American Crow28%

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 33 species

  1. Song Sparrow69%
  2. Canada Goose66%
  3. Mallard62%
  4. Tufted Titmouse55%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker50%

Spring 56 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  2. American Robin88%
  3. Canada Goose83%
  4. Song Sparrow78%
  5. Mallard67%

Summer 50 species

  1. Killdeer77%
  2. Blue Jay73%
  3. Song Sparrow73%
  4. American Robin67%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird64%

Fall 48 species

  1. Blue Jay79%
  2. Killdeer76%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Song Sparrow70%
  5. Canada Goose64%

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.