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Birding spot · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Birding at Sherwood Island State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sherwood Island State Park are Canada Goose (88%), Blue Jay (79%), and American Herring Gull (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (111 species). 263 species have been reported here across 6,315 complete checklists from 1,015 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 310 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsFeb 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 278 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 182 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsMay 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 15-21: 111 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsJun 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJul 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsAug 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsSep 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsOct 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsOct 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsNov 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsNov 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsDec 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 179 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. 1Canada Goose88%
  2. 2Blue Jay79%
  3. 3American Herring Gull77%
  4. 4Song Sparrow77%
  5. 5American Black Duck76%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird67%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull65%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee63%
  9. 9Mourning Dove62%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon62%
  11. 11American Crow61%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow61%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal57%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker55%
  15. 15European Starling54%

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 67 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. American Herring Gull73%
  3. American Black Duck68%
  4. Song Sparrow67%
  5. Ring-billed Gull62%

Spring 101 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. Song Sparrow82%
  5. European Starling78%

Summer 85 species

  1. Osprey90%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. Great Egret86%
  4. Song Sparrow84%
  5. Northern Mockingbird84%

Fall 98 species

  1. Canada Goose88%
  2. American Herring Gull78%
  3. Song Sparrow75%
  4. Blue Jay74%
  5. Northern Mockingbird71%

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.