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Birding spot · Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Birding at Manomet Bird Observatory: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Manomet Bird Observatory are American Crow (82%), Song Sparrow (78%), and Blue Jay (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (100 species). 239 species have been reported here across 3,294 complete checklists from 645 birders.

Species by week

0255075100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsMay 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsOct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsNov 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsNov 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 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 Crow82%
  2. 2Song Sparrow78%
  3. 3Blue Jay72%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee70%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal68%
  6. 6Carolina Wren63%
  7. 7American Herring Gull57%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird56%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant54%
  10. 10Northern Flicker52%
  11. 11House Finch51%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow51%
  13. 13American Goldfinch50%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker47%
  15. 15Great Black-backed Gull46%

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

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.