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Birding spot · Hancock County, Maine

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Ship Harbor are American Herring Gull (81%), American Crow (68%), and Common Eider (58%). It is busiest in summer, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (62 species). 134 species have been reported here across 1,234 complete checklists from 834 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (3 checklists)May 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsSep 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Gull81%
  2. 2American Crow68%
  3. 3Common Eider58%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee58%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant54%
  6. 6Golden-crowned Kinglet53%
  7. 7Red-breasted Nuthatch47%
  8. 8Black-throated Green Warbler44%
  9. 9Black Guillemot44%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco43%
  11. 11Northern Parula40%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler39%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow38%
  14. 14Blue Jay37%
  15. 15American Goldfinch36%

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 28 species

  1. Bufflehead78%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Common Eider60%
  4. American Crow56%
  5. Long-tailed Duck56%

Spring 48 species

  1. American Herring Gull76%
  2. American Crow69%
  3. Common Eider60%
  4. Black-throated Green Warbler54%
  5. Northern Parula51%

Summer 50 species

  1. American Herring Gull83%
  2. Black-throated Green Warbler65%
  3. American Crow63%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant62%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee58%

Fall 49 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee66%
  4. Common Eider64%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant61%

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.