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Birding spot · Fairfax County, Virginia

Birding at Lake Fairfax Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Fairfax Park are Mallard (94%), Canada Goose (89%), and American Crow (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (85 species). 177 species have been reported here across 2,253 complete checklists from 371 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2Canada Goose89%
  3. 3American Crow76%
  4. 4Blue Jay74%
  5. 5Carolina Wren73%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal71%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow69%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird68%
  10. 10Song Sparrow67%
  11. 11Ring-necked Duck60%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco58%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron56%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch56%
  15. 15Northern Flicker50%

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 58 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. American Crow70%
  4. Eastern Bluebird60%
  5. Carolina Wren59%

Spring 81 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Northern Cardinal87%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. American Crow78%
  5. Carolina Wren71%

Summer 65 species

  1. Canada Goose86%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Barn Swallow81%
  4. Mallard78%
  5. Carolina Wren74%

Fall 71 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Blue Jay80%
  4. Northern Cardinal76%
  5. American Crow76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Virginia.

  • Ring-necked Duck24% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 9.0×
  • Wood Duck38% of checklists here vs 5.2% statewide: 7.2×
  • Gadwall20% of checklists here vs 3.0% statewide: 6.7×
  • Ruddy Duck17% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 6.3×
  • Lesser Scaup6.8% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 4.7×
  • Mallard86% of checklists here vs 19% statewide: 4.6×
  • Pied-billed Grebe15% of checklists here vs 3.5% statewide: 4.3×
  • Palm Warbler7.7% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 4.0×

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.