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Birding spot · Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Birding at Sea Gull Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sea Gull Beach are American Herring Gull (97%), Ring-billed Gull (88%), and Bufflehead (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid August (73 species). 142 species have been reported here across 1,043 complete checklists from 248 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 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 Gull97%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. 3Bufflehead86%
  4. 4American Black Duck75%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull71%
  6. 6Common Eider69%
  7. 7American Crow68%
  8. 8Sanderling65%
  9. 9Song Sparrow61%
  10. 10Red-breasted Merganser50%
  11. 11Brant43%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron43%
  13. 13Common Loon42%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler36%
  15. 15Double-crested Cormorant35%

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 45 species

  1. American Herring Gull94%
  2. Bufflehead90%
  3. Common Eider84%
  4. Ring-billed Gull81%
  5. American Black Duck80%

Spring 54 species

  1. American Herring Gull94%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. American Crow68%
  5. Ring-billed Gull67%

Summer 54 species

  1. American Herring Gull94%
  2. Osprey93%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull76%
  4. Willet76%
  5. Snowy Egret74%

Fall 62 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull76%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant72%
  4. Great Blue Heron70%
  5. American Crow65%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Hudsonian Whimbrel10% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 24.9×
  • Sanderling39% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 17.4×
  • Dunlin19% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 16.8×
  • Brant27% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 12.8×
  • Piping Plover18% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 12.6×
  • Snow Bunting7.3% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 9.4×
  • Willet27% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 9.2×
  • Greater Yellowlegs37% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 8.5×

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.