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Birding spot · Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Great Meadows (West Bedford): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Great Meadows (West Bedford) are Black-capped Chickadee (90%), Blue Jay (90%), and American Robin (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (91 species). 152 species have been reported here across 1,218 complete checklists from 267 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee90%
  2. 2Blue Jay90%
  3. 3American Robin80%
  4. 4American Goldfinch76%
  5. 5Song Sparrow76%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco73%
  7. 7Carolina Wren68%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal68%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker61%
  10. 10House Finch61%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  12. 12American Crow54%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird54%
  14. 14White-throated Sparrow54%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk46%

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 34 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee83%
  2. American Robin77%
  3. Blue Jay73%
  4. Tufted Titmouse64%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch59%

Spring 88 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee91%
  2. Northern Cardinal91%
  3. Blue Jay90%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. Tufted Titmouse84%

Summer 73 species

  1. Gray Catbird91%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  3. Northern Cardinal88%
  4. Eastern Towhee85%
  5. Blue Jay84%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue Jay97%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee94%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. American Robin70%
  5. Downy Woodpecker68%

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.