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Birding spot · Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Ice House Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ice House Pond are American Crow (76%), Canada Goose (74%), and Horned Lark (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late July (47 species). 105 species have been reported here across 1,502 complete checklists from 295 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMar 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 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 (0 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsDec 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 105 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 Crow76%
  2. 2Canada Goose74%
  3. 3Horned Lark62%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull46%
  5. 5Rock Pigeon40%
  6. 6Blue Jay38%
  7. 7European Starling31%
  8. 8Mourning Dove31%
  9. 9American Pipit31%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk28%
  11. 11Snow Bunting18%
  12. 12American Goldfinch16%
  13. 13Mallard14%
  14. 14American Robin12%
  15. 15House Finch12%

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 24 species

  1. Canada Goose76%
  2. Horned Lark75%
  3. American Crow54%
  4. Snow Bunting37%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk31%

Spring 40 species

  1. Killdeer81%
  2. Canada Goose68%
  3. American Crow62%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird55%
  5. European Starling42%

Summer 38 species

  1. Killdeer84%
  2. Mourning Dove73%
  3. Least Sandpiper60%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird60%
  5. Song Sparrow59%

Fall 33 species

  1. American Crow75%
  2. Canada Goose74%
  3. Blue Jay46%
  4. Mourning Dove42%
  5. Killdeer40%

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.