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Birding spot · Cumberland County, Maine

Birding at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center are American Crow (56%), American Herring Gull (38%), and Great Blue Heron (32%). It is busiest in summer, when 49 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of July (53 species). 145 species have been reported here across 1,454 complete checklists from 788 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 20 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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. 1American Crow56%
  2. 2American Herring Gull38%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron32%
  4. 4Greater Yellowlegs26%
  5. 5Green-winged Teal24%
  6. 6Song Sparrow21%
  7. 7American Black Duck18%
  8. 8Black-bellied Plover18%
  9. 9European Starling18%
  10. 10Hooded Merganser18%
  11. 11American Goldfinch15%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher15%
  13. 13Blue Jay15%
  14. 14Great Egret15%
  15. 15Long-billed Dowitcher15%

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 25 species

  1. American Black Duck70%
  2. American Crow65%
  3. Canada Goose65%
  4. American Herring Gull64%
  5. Common Goldeneye47%

Spring 39 species

  1. Great Egret65%
  2. American Crow58%
  3. American Herring Gull55%
  4. American Black Duck54%
  5. Mallard54%

Summer 49 species

  1. Great Egret82%
  2. Snowy Egret74%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant63%
  4. Glossy Ibis61%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird60%

Fall 32 species

  1. Great Egret67%
  2. Greater Yellowlegs57%
  3. American Crow56%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant50%
  5. Snowy Egret36%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Maine.

  • Glossy Ibis42% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 28.9×
  • Willet30% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 17.0×
  • Great Egret68% of checklists here vs 4.4% statewide: 15.6×
  • Snowy Egret52% of checklists here vs 3.9% statewide: 13.3×
  • Marsh Wren6.6% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 9.7×
  • Lesser Yellowlegs16% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 9.4×
  • Least Tern8.5% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 8.6×
  • Greater Yellowlegs31% of checklists here vs 3.7% statewide: 8.4×

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.