WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Birding at Woods Edge Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Woods Edge Park are Canada Goose (98%), Mallard (85%), and Great Blue Heron (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (57 species). 158 species have been reported here across 3,090 complete checklists from 394 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 78 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. 1Canada Goose98%
  2. 2Mallard85%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron77%
  4. 4Gadwall64%
  5. 5Song Sparrow64%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal48%
  7. 7Red-winged Blackbird47%
  8. 8American Crow46%
  9. 9Ruddy Duck45%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture45%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher41%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow38%
  13. 13European Starling37%
  14. 14American Robin34%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird33%

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. Canada Goose98%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Gadwall55%
  4. Great Blue Heron53%
  5. Song Sparrow49%

Spring 62 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. American Robin82%
  5. Song Sparrow76%

Summer 50 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. Gray Catbird79%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. Great Blue Heron72%

Fall 53 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Great Blue Heron75%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird71%
  5. Song Sparrow57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Pennsylvania.

  • Pink-footed Goose5.3% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 216.5×
  • Virginia Rail11% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 45.1×
  • Black-crowned Night Heron7.4% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 37.6×
  • Cackling Goose7.3% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 30.6×
  • Snow Goose32% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 25.3×
  • Gadwall36% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 20.1×
  • American Coot11% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 8.5×
  • Northern Shoveler9.1% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 7.0×

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.