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Birding spot · Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Birding at Diamond Creek Marshes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Diamond Creek Marshes are American Herring Gull (94%), Ring-billed Gull (94%), and Great Black-backed Gull (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 32 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (38 species). 85 species have been reported here across 922 complete checklists from 399 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (9 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Gull94%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull94%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull86%
  4. 4White-winged Scoter78%
  5. 5Red-throated Loon61%
  6. 6Rock Pigeon58%
  7. 7Common Eider50%
  8. 8Common Loon50%
  9. 9Bufflehead44%
  10. 10Horned Grebe44%
  11. 11Brant39%
  12. 12Surf Scoter36%
  13. 13Red-breasted Merganser33%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant31%
  15. 15House Sparrow28%

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 25 species

  1. American Herring Gull98%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull92%
  3. Ring-billed Gull91%
  4. White-winged Scoter78%
  5. Rock Pigeon58%

Spring 29 species

  1. American Herring Gull91%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull75%
  3. Manx Shearwater72%
  4. Ring-billed Gull69%
  5. Common Loon48%

Summer 29 species

  1. American Herring Gull89%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull75%
  3. Ring-billed Gull74%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  5. Rock Pigeon64%

Fall 32 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Ring-billed Gull96%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull91%
  4. White-winged Scoter70%
  5. Rock Pigeon69%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Glaucous Gull15% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 172.0×
  • Manx Shearwater44% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 170.7×
  • Iceland Gull11% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 21.4×
  • White-winged Scoter48% of checklists here vs 3.8% statewide: 12.7×
  • Brant23% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 11.0×
  • Horned Grebe14% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 11.0×
  • Piping Plover14% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 10.1×
  • Red-throated Loon19% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 9.7×

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.