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Birding spot · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education are White-throated Sparrow (93%), Carolina Wren (87%), and American Robin (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (83 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,018 complete checklists from 233 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 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 Sparrow93%
  2. 2Carolina Wren87%
  3. 3American Robin85%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco85%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal85%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch82%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee80%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker80%
  10. 10Mourning Dove77%
  11. 11Song Sparrow75%
  12. 12American Crow67%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture63%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse62%
  15. 15House Finch52%

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 43 species

  1. White-throated Sparrow87%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Carolina Wren76%
  4. American Robin75%
  5. Downy Woodpecker72%

Spring 74 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. American Robin88%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  4. Eastern Towhee79%
  5. Blue Jay75%

Summer 57 species

  1. Gray Catbird98%
  2. American Robin90%
  3. Northern Cardinal86%
  4. Eastern Towhee80%
  5. Blue Jay78%

Fall 73 species

  1. American Robin88%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Carolina Wren83%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  5. Downy Woodpecker75%

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.