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Birding spot · Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Birding at J.A. Skinner State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at J.A. Skinner State Park are American Robin (76%), American Redstart (70%), and Ovenbird (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (81 species). 142 species have been reported here across 1,818 complete checklists from 644 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 243 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 247 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 281 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (7 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 Robin76%
  2. 2American Redstart70%
  3. 3Ovenbird70%
  4. 4Chipping Sparrow70%
  5. 5Red-eyed Vireo69%
  6. 6Black-and-white Warbler69%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee67%
  8. 8Wood Thrush63%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse62%
  10. 10Blue Jay61%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch61%
  12. 12Scarlet Tanager60%
  13. 13Cerulean Warbler59%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe58%
  15. 15Yellow-throated Vireo58%

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 23 species

  1. American Crow70%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch70%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee66%
  4. Dark-eyed Junco57%
  5. Common Raven56%

Spring 80 species

  1. American Robin89%
  2. Ovenbird86%
  3. American Redstart84%
  4. Black-and-white Warbler84%
  5. Chipping Sparrow78%

Summer 69 species

  1. Red-eyed Vireo93%
  2. Eastern Wood-Pewee87%
  3. American Robin87%
  4. American Redstart81%
  5. Ovenbird79%

Fall 55 species

  1. Blue Jay64%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee63%
  3. Turkey Vulture59%
  4. Dark-eyed Junco54%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk54%

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.