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Birding spot · Knox County, Maine

Birding at Eastern Egg Rock: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Eastern Egg Rock are Atlantic Puffin (98%), Black Guillemot (96%), and Laughing Gull (95%). It is busiest in fall, when 39 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (37 species). 74 species have been reported here across 1,346 complete checklists from 1,107 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (2 checklists)May 1-7: low data (4 checklists)May 8-14: low data (5 checklists)May 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJun 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJun 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsJun 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsJun 22-30: 17 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJul 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJul 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJul 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsJul 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsAug 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsAug 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (0 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Atlantic Puffin98%
  2. 2Black Guillemot96%
  3. 3Laughing Gull95%
  4. 4Common Tern91%
  5. 5Common Eider86%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant85%
  7. 7American Herring Gull78%
  8. 8Great Black-backed Gull68%
  9. 9Roseate Tern57%
  10. 10Arctic Tern52%
  11. 11Razorbill22%
  12. 12Ruddy Turnstone18%
  13. 13Common Loon18%
  14. 14Spotted Sandpiper16%
  15. 15Wilson's Storm-Petrel15%

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 0 species

    Spring 24 species

    1. Atlantic Puffin95%
    2. Black Guillemot94%
    3. Laughing Gull88%
    4. Common Tern85%
    5. Double-crested Cormorant81%

    Summer 20 species

    1. Atlantic Puffin99%
    2. Black Guillemot97%
    3. Laughing Gull95%
    4. Common Tern92%
    5. Common Eider87%

    Fall 39 species

    1. American Herring Gull91%
    2. Double-crested Cormorant91%
    3. Laughing Gull91%
    4. Great Black-backed Gull84%
    5. Common Eider81%

    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.