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Birding spot · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Birding at Point No Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Point No Point are American Herring Gull (92%), Ring-billed Gull (87%), and Common Loon (65%). It is busiest in summer, when 28 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (34 species). 86 species have been reported here across 1,401 complete checklists from 321 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJan 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJan 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 98 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 Gull92%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. 3Common Loon65%
  4. 4Surf Scoter58%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull42%
  6. 6Red-throated Loon40%
  7. 7House Sparrow25%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon23%
  9. 9Long-tailed Duck22%
  10. 10Brant21%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant21%
  12. 12European Starling19%
  13. 13Iceland Gull19%
  14. 14White-winged Scoter18%
  15. 15Laughing Gull16%

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 19 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull91%
  2. American Herring Gull83%
  3. Surf Scoter75%
  4. Long-tailed Duck67%
  5. Iceland Gull50%

Spring 27 species

  1. American Herring Gull80%
  2. Ring-billed Gull79%
  3. Surf Scoter69%
  4. Long-tailed Duck61%
  5. Brant57%

Summer 28 species

  1. American Herring Gull72%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant67%
  3. Ring-billed Gull67%
  4. Common Tern62%
  5. House Sparrow59%

Fall 26 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Common Loon60%
  4. Surf Scoter49%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull44%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Connecticut.

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.