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Birding spot · Worcester County, Massachusetts

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Prescott Cove are Common Loon (82%), Ring-billed Gull (63%), and Blue Jay (53%). It is busiest in summer, when 55 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (70 species). 147 species have been reported here across 1,278 complete checklists from 237 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsAug 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Common Loon82%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull63%
  3. 3Blue Jay53%
  4. 4American Crow52%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco44%
  6. 6Canada Goose38%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant27%
  8. 8Horned Lark25%
  9. 9Common Merganser22%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow20%
  11. 11Snow Bunting20%
  12. 12Song Sparrow18%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk18%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee17%
  15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker16%

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.