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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Joppa Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Joppa Park are Ring-billed Gull (81%), American Herring Gull (77%), and Mallard (68%). It is busiest in summer, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (62 species). 126 species have been reported here across 928 complete checklists from 407 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 19 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 55 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. 1Ring-billed Gull81%
  2. 2American Herring Gull77%
  3. 3Mallard68%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant61%
  5. 5American Black Duck58%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull52%
  7. 7Canada Goose48%
  8. 8Black-bellied Plover35%
  9. 9Dunlin32%
  10. 10Bufflehead29%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs29%
  12. 12Bald Eagle23%
  13. 13House Sparrow23%
  14. 14Long-tailed Duck23%
  15. 15American Crow19%

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 20 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. American Herring Gull77%
  4. Bufflehead73%
  5. Ring-billed Gull68%

Spring 45 species

  1. American Herring Gull77%
  2. Ring-billed Gull65%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant53%
  4. Mallard52%
  5. Long-tailed Duck49%

Summer 48 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. Bonaparte's Gull63%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull60%

Fall 36 species

  1. American Herring Gull89%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. Ring-billed Gull84%
  4. Bonaparte's Gull68%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs63%

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.