Birding spot · Hancock County, Maine
Birding at Otter Point: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Otter Point are Common Eider (87%), American Herring Gull (84%), and Common Loon (84%). It is busiest in summer, when 35 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (50 species). 102 species have been reported here across 838 complete checklists from 670 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists) Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists) Jan 15-21: low data (4 checklists) Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists) Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists) Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists) Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists) Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists) Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists) Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists) Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists) Mar 22-31: low data (3 checklists) Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists) Apr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Apr 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Apr 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists May 1-7: low data (5 checklists) May 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists May 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists May 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Jun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 97 checklists Jun 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Jun 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Jun 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Jul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Jul 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Jul 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Aug 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Aug 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Aug 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Aug 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Sep 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Sep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Sep 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Sep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Oct 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Oct 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Oct 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Oct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists) Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists) Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Nov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists) Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists) Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists) Dec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Common Eider 87% 2 American Herring Gull 84% 3 Common Loon 84% 4 Black Scoter 71% 5 Black Guillemot 58% 6 Double-crested Cormorant 55% 7 American Crow 47% 8 Great Black-backed Gull 47% 9 Golden-crowned Kinglet 42% 10 Northern Gannet 34% 11 Black-capped Chickadee 32% 12 Red-necked Grebe 32% 13 Ring-billed Gull 32% 14 Long-tailed Duck 29% 15 Great Cormorant 26% 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 .
Common Eider87%
American Herring Gull84%
Common Loon84%
Black Scoter71%
Black Guillemot58%
Double-crested Cormorant55%
American Crow47%
Great Black-backed Gull47%
Golden-crowned Kinglet42%
Northern Gannet34%
Black-capped Chickadee32%
Red-necked Grebe32%
Ring-billed Gull32%
Long-tailed Duck29%
Great Cormorant26%