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Birding spot · Chester County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Rushton Woods Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rushton Woods Preserve are White-throated Sparrow (63%), Canada Goose (46%), and Northern Saw-whet Owl (42%). It is busiest in fall, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (77 species). 142 species have been reported here across 1,045 complete checklists from 267 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1White-throated Sparrow63%
  2. 2Canada Goose46%
  3. 3Northern Saw-whet Owl42%
  4. 4Song Sparrow38%
  5. 5American Robin34%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal33%
  7. 7Carolina Wren24%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker24%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker20%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture20%
  11. 11Blue Jay18%
  12. 12Eastern Towhee18%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch18%
  14. 14American Crow17%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco17%

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 39 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow68%
  2. Song Sparrow66%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker60%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  5. Northern Cardinal58%

Spring 69 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Song Sparrow77%
  3. American Robin73%
  4. Blue Jay69%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker67%

Summer 70 species

  1. Gray Catbird94%
  2. American Robin80%
  3. American Goldfinch78%
  4. Carolina Wren70%
  5. Northern Cardinal70%

Fall 75 species

  1. Blue Jay74%
  2. American Robin73%
  3. Gray Catbird71%
  4. Carolina Wren67%
  5. American Goldfinch67%

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.