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Birding spot · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Birding at Cove Island: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cove Island are Ring-billed Gull (85%), Canada Goose (84%), and American Herring Gull (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (112 species). 190 species have been reported here across 808 complete checklists from 347 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 112 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 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. 1Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. 2Canada Goose84%
  3. 3American Herring Gull76%
  4. 4Bufflehead72%
  5. 5Mallard62%
  6. 6Brant60%
  7. 7European Starling57%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant54%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron51%
  10. 10Hooded Merganser49%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull48%
  12. 12Mourning Dove47%
  13. 13Fish Crow46%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser46%
  15. 15Common Loon45%

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 48 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. American Herring Gull85%
  3. Canada Goose83%
  4. Bufflehead75%
  5. Mallard75%

Spring 89 species

  1. American Herring Gull85%
  2. Canada Goose81%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. European Starling72%

Summer 73 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Great Egret83%
  3. American Herring Gull80%
  4. Barn Swallow80%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant78%

Fall 77 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. American Herring Gull81%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. Mallard61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Connecticut.

  • Common Gull14% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 120.8×
  • Red-necked Grebe5.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 49.9×
  • Monk Parakeet13% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 30.1×
  • Pied-billed Grebe18% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 19.0×
  • Great Cormorant14% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 17.7×
  • Bufflehead55% of checklists here vs 5.2% statewide: 10.5×
  • Common Goldeneye26% of checklists here vs 3.0% statewide: 8.5×
  • Ruddy Duck7.8% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 8.4×

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.