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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Long Point): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Long Point) are American Black Duck (69%), American Herring Gull (52%), and Canada Goose (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (88 species). 165 species have been reported here across 831 complete checklists from 499 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 40 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 Duck69%
  2. 2American Herring Gull52%
  3. 3Canada Goose51%
  4. 4Red-throated Loon37%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull31%
  6. 6White-winged Scoter29%
  7. 7Great Black-backed Gull26%
  8. 8Northern Pintail26%
  9. 9Common Loon22%
  10. 10Greater Yellowlegs20%
  11. 11Northern Harrier20%
  12. 12American Wigeon19%
  13. 13Mallard19%
  14. 14Sanderling19%
  15. 15Northern Gannet18%

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 29 species

  1. American Herring Gull44%
  2. Canada Goose35%
  3. White-winged Scoter34%
  4. American Black Duck33%
  5. Northern Harrier30%

Spring 54 species

  1. American Black Duck45%
  2. Song Sparrow37%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird37%
  4. Willet31%
  5. Killdeer31%

Summer 49 species

  1. Willet53%
  2. Great Egret52%
  3. Tree Swallow50%
  4. Eastern Kingbird47%
  5. Snowy Egret47%

Fall 47 species

  1. American Herring Gull52%
  2. American Black Duck47%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull32%
  4. Greater Yellowlegs32%
  5. Canada Goose27%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Snowy Owl7.6% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 25.4×
  • Northern Pintail9.6% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 10.5×
  • Sanderling15% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 6.8×
  • Dunlin6.6% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 5.8×
  • Willet17% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 5.7×
  • Red-throated Loon11% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 5.6×
  • Northern Harrier18% of checklists here vs 3.3% statewide: 5.5×
  • Horned Grebe6.1% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 5.0×

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.