WhenToBird

Birding spot · Cumberland County, Maine

Birding at Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area (Cascade Brook): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area (Cascade Brook) are American Crow (82%), Song Sparrow (63%), and Great Blue Heron (52%). It is busiest in spring, when 49 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of July (57 species). 141 species have been reported here across 2,040 complete checklists from 489 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsMay 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsNov 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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 Crow82%
  2. 2Song Sparrow63%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron52%
  4. 4Blue Jay45%
  5. 5European Starling42%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher41%
  7. 7American Herring Gull34%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee30%
  9. 9Clapper Rail29%
  10. 10House Sparrow29%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird28%
  12. 12Greater Yellowlegs28%
  13. 13American Goldfinch27%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk27%
  15. 15Great Egret26%

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 36 species

  1. American Crow76%
  2. House Sparrow62%
  3. Mallard58%
  4. Canada Goose56%
  5. American Black Duck46%

Spring 49 species

  1. Mallard76%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird69%
  3. Song Sparrow69%
  4. American Crow67%
  5. House Sparrow64%

Summer 48 species

  1. Great Egret85%
  2. Snowy Egret78%
  3. Song Sparrow73%
  4. Glossy Ibis64%
  5. American Goldfinch62%

Fall 46 species

  1. American Crow74%
  2. Great Egret64%
  3. Greater Yellowlegs59%
  4. Song Sparrow52%
  5. Great Blue Heron51%

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.