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Birding spot · Hancock County, Maine

Birding at Ship Harbor (Wonderland): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ship Harbor (Wonderland) are American Herring Gull (79%), Common Eider (69%), and American Crow (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (55 species). 125 species have been reported here across 899 complete checklists from 658 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (1 checklists)May 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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 Herring Gull79%
  2. 2Common Eider69%
  3. 3American Crow60%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant58%
  5. 5Golden-crowned Kinglet58%
  6. 6Black-throated Green Warbler52%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull45%
  8. 8Northern Parula43%
  9. 9Song Sparrow43%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler43%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow42%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco41%
  13. 13Red-breasted Nuthatch41%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee41%
  15. 15Black Guillemot37%

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 27 species

  1. Common Eider90%
  2. American Herring Gull83%
  3. Bufflehead80%
  4. Common Loon73%
  5. American Crow70%

Spring 52 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Common Eider72%
  3. American Crow68%
  4. Black-throated Green Warbler59%
  5. Golden-crowned Kinglet58%

Summer 45 species

  1. American Herring Gull76%
  2. Black-throated Green Warbler68%
  3. Common Eider66%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  5. American Crow58%

Fall 40 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Common Eider74%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull72%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant65%
  5. American Crow58%

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.