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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Camp Sea Haven): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Camp Sea Haven) are American Black Duck (72%), Black-capped Chickadee (53%), and Red-breasted Nuthatch (39%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (71 species). 184 species have been reported here across 1,608 complete checklists from 623 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 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 Black Duck72%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee53%
  3. 3Red-breasted Nuthatch39%
  4. 4Canada Goose31%
  5. 5American Goldfinch28%
  6. 6American Herring Gull28%
  7. 7Mallard24%
  8. 8Northern Harrier24%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco22%
  10. 10Blue Jay21%
  11. 11Song Sparrow19%
  12. 12American Crow15%
  13. 13Greater Yellowlegs15%
  14. 14Green-winged Teal15%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Kinglet13%

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 31 species

  1. American Black Duck51%
  2. Canada Goose43%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee37%
  4. Northern Harrier31%
  5. American Robin24%

Spring 72 species

  1. Osprey55%
  2. Song Sparrow47%
  3. Eastern Towhee47%
  4. Gray Catbird46%
  5. Great Egret43%

Summer 52 species

  1. Osprey75%
  2. Gray Catbird74%
  3. Great Egret55%
  4. American Robin54%
  5. Eastern Towhee53%

Fall 45 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee60%
  2. Blue Jay46%
  3. Great Egret38%
  4. American Black Duck34%
  5. American Herring Gull34%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Gadwall18% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 9.6×
  • Bobolink15% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 8.9×
  • Willet25% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 8.7×
  • Great Egret39% of checklists here vs 5.9% statewide: 6.6×
  • Snowy Egret20% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 6.4×
  • Brown Thrasher6.7% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 5.9×
  • Magnolia Warbler9.6% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 5.6×
  • Osprey45% of checklists here vs 8.2% statewide: 5.5×

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.