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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Newburyport Water Supply Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Newburyport Water Supply Land are Ruddy Duck (95%), Bufflehead (76%), and Ring-necked Duck (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (88 species). 183 species have been reported here across 2,849 complete checklists from 534 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 221 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 159 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Ruddy Duck95%
  2. 2Bufflehead76%
  3. 3Ring-necked Duck65%
  4. 4Canada Goose59%
  5. 5Blue Jay58%
  6. 6American Crow49%
  7. 7Mallard46%
  8. 8Song Sparrow46%
  9. 9American Goldfinch39%
  10. 10Common Merganser39%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird36%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron36%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee32%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal32%
  15. 15American Robin29%

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 45 species

  1. Common Merganser68%
  2. Ruddy Duck63%
  3. Bufflehead58%
  4. Canada Goose53%
  5. Mallard46%

Spring 69 species

  1. Canada Goose79%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  3. Song Sparrow73%
  4. American Robin61%
  5. Common Grackle56%

Summer 63 species

  1. Song Sparrow86%
  2. American Goldfinch82%
  3. Gray Catbird80%
  4. Canada Goose76%
  5. Tree Swallow76%

Fall 56 species

  1. Ruddy Duck81%
  2. Blue Jay67%
  3. Canada Goose60%
  4. Song Sparrow53%
  5. Ring-necked Duck53%

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.