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Birding spot · Chittenden County, Vermont

Birding at Winooski Valley Park District: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Winooski Valley Park District are Black-capped Chickadee (100%), White-breasted Nuthatch (98%), and Downy Woodpecker (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (82 species). 146 species have been reported here across 1,524 complete checklists from 332 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 205 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 23 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee100%
  2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch98%
  3. 3Downy Woodpecker80%
  4. 4American Crow77%
  5. 5Tufted Titmouse77%
  6. 6Blue Jay61%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal59%
  8. 8Carolina Wren55%
  9. 9American Goldfinch52%
  10. 10Common Raven50%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco50%
  12. 12American Robin48%
  13. 13Hairy Woodpecker48%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker45%
  15. 15Brown Creeper27%

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 30 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee85%
  2. American Crow81%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch77%
  4. Tufted Titmouse72%
  5. Downy Woodpecker63%

Spring 78 species

  1. American Robin93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  4. Song Sparrow83%
  5. Northern Cardinal82%

Summer 61 species

  1. Gray Catbird90%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. American Redstart82%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  5. Song Sparrow72%

Fall 57 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee94%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch79%
  3. American Crow76%
  4. Blue Jay74%
  5. Downy Woodpecker69%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Vermont.

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.