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Birding spot · Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Birding at Chapin Memorial Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chapin Memorial Beach are American Herring Gull (76%), Dunlin (71%), and Ring-billed Gull (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (72 species). 145 species have been reported here across 850 complete checklists from 254 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 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 Gull76%
  2. 2Dunlin71%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull71%
  4. 4Sanderling71%
  5. 5American Crow62%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull62%
  7. 7American Black Duck59%
  8. 8Black-bellied Plover59%
  9. 9White-winged Scoter53%
  10. 10Common Eider47%
  11. 11Red-breasted Merganser47%
  12. 12Northern Gannet44%
  13. 13Bonaparte's Gull38%
  14. 14Greater Yellowlegs38%
  15. 15European Starling35%

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 44 species

  1. American Herring Gull80%
  2. American Black Duck76%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull66%
  4. Ring-billed Gull61%
  5. Dunlin54%

Spring 61 species

  1. American Herring Gull89%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull76%
  3. Laughing Gull69%
  4. Osprey68%
  5. Black-bellied Plover66%

Summer 54 species

  1. American Herring Gull95%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  3. Laughing Gull87%
  4. Ring-billed Gull78%
  5. Common Tern76%

Fall 57 species

  1. American Herring Gull91%
  2. Black-bellied Plover88%
  3. Sanderling87%
  4. Ring-billed Gull85%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull83%

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.