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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Sandy Point State Reservation: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sandy Point State Reservation are American Herring Gull (83%), Great Black-backed Gull (65%), and Common Eider (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (67 species). 196 species have been reported here across 2,242 complete checklists from 901 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 30 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 Herring Gull83%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull65%
  3. 3Common Eider64%
  4. 4White-winged Scoter53%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull50%
  6. 6Red-throated Loon47%
  7. 7Common Loon44%
  8. 8Sanderling40%
  9. 9Black-bellied Plover33%
  10. 10Dunlin29%
  11. 11Red-breasted Merganser29%
  12. 12Long-tailed Duck27%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant26%
  14. 14Black Scoter25%
  15. 15American Black Duck21%

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 30 species

  1. American Herring Gull79%
  2. Common Eider66%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull53%
  4. Common Loon42%
  5. Ring-billed Gull37%

Spring 56 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Piping Plover65%
  3. Song Sparrow55%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull53%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant47%

Summer 53 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Piping Plover83%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull81%
  4. Least Tern79%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant68%

Fall 51 species

  1. American Herring Gull92%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull84%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. Sanderling53%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant50%

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.