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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Crane Beach on the Crane Estate: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Crane Beach on the Crane Estate are American Herring Gull (78%), Great Black-backed Gull (62%), and White-winged Scoter (58%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (94 species). 215 species have been reported here across 1,698 complete checklists from 627 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 78 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 Gull78%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull62%
  3. 3White-winged Scoter58%
  4. 4Common Loon56%
  5. 5Snow Bunting49%
  6. 6Red-throated Loon47%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull46%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee38%
  9. 9Black Scoter36%
  10. 10Surf Scoter32%
  11. 11Common Eider31%
  12. 12American Crow31%
  13. 13Blue Jay29%
  14. 14Northern Gannet29%
  15. 15Horned Lark28%

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 43 species

  1. American Herring Gull67%
  2. Common Loon54%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull54%
  4. White-winged Scoter54%
  5. Common Eider45%

Spring 88 species

  1. American Herring Gull77%
  2. Song Sparrow55%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull51%
  4. Piping Plover47%
  5. American Robin38%

Summer 66 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Least Tern80%
  3. Piping Plover79%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull76%
  5. Ring-billed Gull76%

Fall 64 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  3. Ring-billed Gull65%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant53%
  5. Sanderling43%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Piping Plover38% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 27.0×
  • Snowy Owl7.4% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 24.8×
  • Bank Swallow18% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 18.6×
  • Roseate Tern7.6% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 15.0×
  • Sanderling31% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 14.2×
  • Least Tern30% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 13.5×
  • Snow Bunting8.7% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 11.2×
  • Dunlin9.5% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 8.3×

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.