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Birding spot · New London County, Connecticut

Birding at Rocky Neck State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rocky Neck State Park are American Black Duck (86%), Mallard (86%), and Great Blue Heron (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 182 species have been reported here across 1,526 complete checklists from 418 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 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 Black Duck86%
  2. 2Mallard86%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron81%
  4. 4Hooded Merganser80%
  5. 5Great Egret71%
  6. 6American Herring Gull69%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull62%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant59%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse59%
  10. 10Song Sparrow52%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs51%
  12. 12Blue Jay49%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco49%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee48%
  15. 15Canada Goose44%

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 46 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. American Black Duck77%
  3. Hooded Merganser71%
  4. American Herring Gull70%
  5. Great Blue Heron70%

Spring 74 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Osprey74%
  4. American Herring Gull74%
  5. Great Egret74%

Summer 70 species

  1. Osprey88%
  2. Snowy Egret81%
  3. Great Egret80%
  4. American Herring Gull76%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant74%

Fall 55 species

  1. Great Egret83%
  2. Great Blue Heron80%
  3. Mallard77%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  5. American Herring Gull70%

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.