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Birding spot · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Birding at North Park (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Park (northwest) are Song Sparrow (91%), Northern Cardinal (89%), and Blue Jay (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (65 species). 125 species have been reported here across 915 complete checklists from 222 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 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 Sparrow91%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal89%
  3. 3Blue Jay88%
  4. 4Carolina Wren80%
  5. 5American Robin75%
  6. 6White-throated Sparrow73%
  7. 7American Crow71%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch66%
  9. 9American Goldfinch63%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker61%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse57%
  12. 12Fox Sparrow55%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird50%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker46%
  15. 15Northern Flicker45%

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 32 species

  1. Northern Cardinal76%
  2. Song Sparrow70%
  3. American Crow66%
  4. American Robin60%
  5. Blue Jay59%

Spring 48 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  5. American Woodcock48%

Summer 52 species

  1. American Goldfinch88%
  2. Song Sparrow88%
  3. Indigo Bunting85%
  4. Northern Cardinal80%
  5. Blue Jay70%

Fall 58 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Song Sparrow86%
  4. American Robin81%
  5. American Crow75%

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.