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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Floating Island: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Floating Island are American Crow (66%), Blue Jay (54%), and Northern Cardinal (49%). It is busiest in fall, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (72 species). 151 species have been reported here across 1,470 complete checklists from 553 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (3 checklists)May 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: low data (0 checklists)May 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 65 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 Crow66%
  2. 2Blue Jay54%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal49%
  4. 4Scissor-tailed Flycatcher46%
  5. 5Song Sparrow40%
  6. 6Mourning Dove40%
  7. 7American Herring Gull38%
  8. 8Horned Lark36%
  9. 9American Goldfinch34%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco34%
  11. 11Eastern Screech-Owl32%
  12. 12Northern Mockingbird31%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow31%
  14. 14House Finch29%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk29%

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 42 species

  1. American Crow67%
  2. Blue Jay65%
  3. Northern Cardinal52%
  4. Song Sparrow50%
  5. Horned Lark48%

Spring 43 species

  1. American Crow66%
  2. Northern Cardinal65%
  3. Song Sparrow61%
  4. American Robin60%
  5. Blue Jay54%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 65 species

    1. Blue Jay73%
    2. American Crow67%
    3. Song Sparrow57%
    4. Northern Cardinal48%
    5. Savannah Sparrow45%

    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.