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Birding spot · Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Birding at Scusset Harbor (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scusset Harbor (historical) are American Herring Gull (84%), Common Eider (81%), and American Crow (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (88 species). 204 species have been reported here across 1,804 complete checklists from 614 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 59 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 Gull84%
  2. 2Common Eider81%
  3. 3American Crow78%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull78%
  5. 5Common Loon76%
  6. 6Song Sparrow69%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant66%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee55%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull49%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler48%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal48%
  12. 12White-winged Scoter47%
  13. 13Surf Scoter45%
  14. 14Blue Jay44%
  15. 15American Robin41%

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 56 species

  1. Common Eider84%
  2. American Herring Gull78%
  3. Common Loon72%
  4. American Crow70%
  5. Song Sparrow69%

Spring 84 species

  1. Song Sparrow82%
  2. American Crow74%
  3. American Robin67%
  4. American Herring Gull64%
  5. Northern Cardinal64%

Summer 64 species

  1. Song Sparrow76%
  2. American Herring Gull74%
  3. American Crow71%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull71%
  5. Gray Catbird68%

Fall 71 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  3. American Crow78%
  4. Song Sparrow72%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • King Eider5.1% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 43.2×
  • Razorbill18% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 23.1×
  • Horned Lark23% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 17.2×
  • Great Cormorant12% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 11.3×
  • Common Loon59% of checklists here vs 6.0% statewide: 9.8×
  • Surf Scoter31% of checklists here vs 3.3% statewide: 9.4×
  • Black Scoter21% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 9.2×
  • Common Eider66% of checklists here vs 7.3% statewide: 9.1×

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.