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Birding spot · Cumberland County, Maine

Birding at Two Lights State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Two Lights State Park are Common Eider (95%), American Herring Gull (70%), and Harlequin Duck (66%). It is busiest in fall, when 51 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (84 species). 159 species have been reported here across 1,503 complete checklists from 640 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 89 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. 1Common Eider95%
  2. 2American Herring Gull70%
  3. 3Harlequin Duck66%
  4. 4Black Scoter63%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee49%
  6. 6American Crow47%
  7. 7White-winged Scoter41%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant38%
  9. 9Northern Gannet38%
  10. 10Common Loon38%
  11. 11Long-tailed Duck37%
  12. 12Black Guillemot34%
  13. 13Song Sparrow33%
  14. 14Blue Jay30%
  15. 15Surf Scoter27%

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

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.