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Birding spot · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Birding at Great Meadows: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Great Meadows are American Herring Gull (89%), Ring-billed Gull (86%), and Sanderling (71%). It is busiest in fall, when 59 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (70 species). 184 species have been reported here across 3,190 complete checklists from 785 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 172 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. 1American Herring Gull89%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. 3Sanderling71%
  4. 4Dunlin59%
  5. 5Snow Bunting50%
  6. 6American Black Duck48%
  7. 7Common Loon47%
  8. 8Brant45%
  9. 9Great Black-backed Gull45%
  10. 10Song Sparrow40%
  11. 11Long-tailed Duck36%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant34%
  13. 13Horned Lark33%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser30%
  15. 15Savannah Sparrow29%

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 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Long-tailed Duck79%
  4. Dunlin49%
  5. Common Goldeneye49%

Spring 56 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Brant83%
  3. Ring-billed Gull82%
  4. Long-tailed Duck58%
  5. American Black Duck48%

Summer 50 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  3. Great Egret72%
  4. Ring-billed Gull65%
  5. Osprey63%

Fall 59 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. Sanderling62%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant49%
  5. Song Sparrow45%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Connecticut.

  • Snowy Owl17% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 85.6×
  • Snow Bunting24% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 37.6×
  • Iceland Gull12% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 33.1×
  • Sanderling48% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 29.1×
  • Dunlin41% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 25.7×
  • Long-tailed Duck57% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 21.1×
  • Horned Lark26% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 18.7×
  • Common Goldeneye32% of checklists here vs 3.0% statewide: 10.6×

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.