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Birding spot · Cumberland County, Maine

Birding at Dyer Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dyer Cove are Common Eider (97%), American Herring Gull (84%), and Harlequin Duck (79%). It is busiest in summer, when 38 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (59 species). 146 species have been reported here across 2,660 complete checklists from 891 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 187 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsFeb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsDec 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsDec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 165 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. 1Common Eider97%
  2. 2American Herring Gull84%
  3. 3Harlequin Duck79%
  4. 4Common Loon72%
  5. 5Long-tailed Duck67%
  6. 6Black Scoter66%
  7. 7White-winged Scoter50%
  8. 8Great Black-backed Gull50%
  9. 9Black Guillemot48%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant47%
  11. 11Northern Gannet41%
  12. 12American Crow38%
  13. 13Red-breasted Merganser36%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull31%
  15. 15Surf Scoter30%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Maine.

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.