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Birding spot · York County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Rocky Ridge Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rocky Ridge Park are Turkey Vulture (81%), White-throated Sparrow (74%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (82 species). 147 species have been reported here across 1,303 complete checklists from 180 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Turkey Vulture81%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow74%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker72%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco70%
  5. 5Song Sparrow60%
  6. 6American Crow58%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal58%
  8. 8Black Vulture56%
  9. 9American Goldfinch51%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird49%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch49%
  12. 12American Robin47%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee47%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker47%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk47%

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. Tufted Titmouse77%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch69%
  3. Downy Woodpecker67%
  4. Carolina Chickadee63%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco58%

Spring 84 species

  1. Northern Cardinal85%
  2. American Robin79%
  3. Blue Jay79%
  4. Eastern Towhee72%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker72%

Summer 67 species

  1. Northern Cardinal80%
  2. Eastern Wood-Pewee78%
  3. American Robin75%
  4. Blue Jay74%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker68%

Fall 71 species

  1. Blue Jay76%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  3. Northern Cardinal67%
  4. Turkey Vulture63%
  5. Carolina Wren53%

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.