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Birding spot · Cumberland County, Maine

Birding at Town Landing: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Town Landing are American Herring Gull (91%), Rock Pigeon (90%), and Great Black-backed Gull (72%). It is busiest in summer, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (50 species). 140 species have been reported here across 2,553 complete checklists from 874 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 25 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsSep 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsSep 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 33 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 Gull91%
  2. 2Rock Pigeon90%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull72%
  4. 4Common Loon68%
  5. 5Common Eider65%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull60%
  7. 7Black-bellied Plover49%
  8. 8Red-throated Loon42%
  9. 9House Sparrow36%
  10. 10Long-tailed Duck36%
  11. 11Dunlin32%
  12. 12Red-breasted Merganser32%
  13. 13European Starling28%
  14. 14American Crow27%
  15. 15Double-crested Cormorant26%

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. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Common Loon93%
  3. Rock Pigeon93%
  4. Long-tailed Duck90%
  5. Common Eider85%

Spring 49 species

  1. American Herring Gull94%
  2. Common Eider93%
  3. Rock Pigeon88%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  5. Common Loon63%

Summer 50 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Rock Pigeon87%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  5. House Sparrow70%

Fall 44 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Rock Pigeon86%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull73%
  5. Black-bellied Plover60%

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.