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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Ladys Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ladys Cove are American Herring Gull (98%), Common Eider (96%), and Red-breasted Merganser (87%). It is busiest in summer, when 38 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early August (39 species). 107 species have been reported here across 1,920 complete checklists from 226 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 18 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 27 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 Herring Gull98%
  2. 2Common Eider96%
  3. 3Red-breasted Merganser87%
  4. 4Bufflehead84%
  5. 5Common Loon76%
  6. 6White-winged Scoter75%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull58%
  8. 8Surf Scoter56%
  9. 9Red-necked Grebe54%
  10. 10Great Black-backed Gull51%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant48%
  12. 12Horned Grebe48%
  13. 13Red-throated Loon47%
  14. 14Black Scoter34%
  15. 15Mallard29%

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 27 species

  1. Bufflehead96%
  2. Common Eider95%
  3. American Herring Gull90%
  4. Red-breasted Merganser72%
  5. Surf Scoter67%

Spring 34 species

  1. American Herring Gull89%
  2. Common Eider83%
  3. Brant80%
  4. Bufflehead66%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser61%

Summer 38 species

  1. American Herring Gull95%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant88%
  3. Mallard76%
  4. Common Eider68%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull52%

Fall 27 species

  1. American Herring Gull98%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  3. Common Eider74%
  4. Ring-billed Gull64%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull56%

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.