WhenToBird

Birding spot · Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Birding at Beach Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Beach Point are Common Loon (95%), Surf Scoter (88%), and American Herring Gull (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (79 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,022 complete checklists from 418 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 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 Loon95%
  2. 2Surf Scoter88%
  3. 3American Herring Gull86%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull81%
  5. 5White-winged Scoter81%
  6. 6Long-tailed Duck77%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull75%
  8. 8Common Eider74%
  9. 9Red-throated Loon72%
  10. 10Bufflehead70%
  11. 11Red-breasted Merganser68%
  12. 12American Black Duck63%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant63%
  14. 14Sanderling58%
  15. 15American Crow49%

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 Massachusetts.

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.