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Birding spot · New London County, Connecticut

Birding at Stonington Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Stonington Point are Double-crested Cormorant (92%), American Herring Gull (88%), and Common Eider (88%). It is busiest in summer, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (43 species). 109 species have been reported here across 1,092 complete checklists from 352 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsFeb 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (3 checklists)May 1-7: low data (0 checklists)May 8-14: low data (4 checklists)May 15-21: low data (0 checklists)May 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 110 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. 2American Herring Gull88%
  3. 3Common Eider88%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull88%
  5. 5Common Loon81%
  6. 6Surf Scoter79%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull61%
  8. 8Red-throated Loon60%
  9. 9Red-breasted Merganser59%
  10. 10Long-tailed Duck53%
  11. 11White-winged Scoter36%
  12. 12Laughing Gull35%
  13. 13Northern Gannet35%
  14. 14Brant33%
  15. 15Black Scoter29%

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 31 species

  1. Common Loon89%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser88%
  3. American Herring Gull84%
  4. Common Eider81%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull64%

Spring 27 species

  1. American Herring Gull79%
  2. Common Loon79%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser68%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull64%
  5. Common Eider58%

Summer 40 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant96%
  2. American Herring Gull88%
  3. Common Tern82%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  5. Laughing Gull60%

Fall 33 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  4. Common Eider66%
  5. Common Loon56%

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.