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Birding spot · York County, Maine

Birding at Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area are Field Sparrow (81%), Vesper Sparrow (79%), and Eastern Towhee (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (69 species). 153 species have been reported here across 2,041 complete checklists from 945 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 220 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (3 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. 1Field Sparrow81%
  2. 2Vesper Sparrow79%
  3. 3Eastern Towhee71%
  4. 4American Goldfinch70%
  5. 5American Crow64%
  6. 6Prairie Warbler60%
  7. 7Chipping Sparrow55%
  8. 8Eastern Kingbird53%
  9. 9Eastern Meadowlark53%
  10. 10Mourning Dove50%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee46%
  12. 12Grasshopper Sparrow45%
  13. 13Brown Thrasher39%
  14. 14Tree Swallow39%
  15. 15Blue Jay37%

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 68 species

    1. Field Sparrow77%
    2. Vesper Sparrow74%
    3. American Crow67%
    4. Eastern Towhee62%
    5. American Goldfinch60%

    Summer 62 species

    1. Field Sparrow88%
    2. Vesper Sparrow86%
    3. Eastern Towhee82%
    4. American Goldfinch79%
    5. Prairie Warbler72%

    Fall 44 species

    1. American Crow62%
    2. Vesper Sparrow61%
    3. American Goldfinch59%
    4. Blue Jay59%
    5. Black-capped Chickadee58%

    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.