WhenToBird

Birding spot · Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Birding at Silver Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Silver Lake are Ring-billed Gull (84%), American Crow (49%), and Canada Goose (32%). It is busiest in summer, when 35 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late July (43 species). 116 species have been reported here across 818 complete checklists from 114 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 17 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. 2American Crow49%
  3. 3Canada Goose32%
  4. 4Mallard30%
  5. 5American Herring Gull29%
  6. 6Blue Jay22%
  7. 7Song Sparrow22%
  8. 8European Starling21%
  9. 9Hooded Merganser19%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon19%
  11. 11American Coot17%
  12. 12American Goldfinch11%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee9.5%
  14. 14Cackling Goose7.9%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron7.9%

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 16 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull75%
  2. American Crow48%
  3. European Starling30%
  4. Rock Pigeon27%
  5. American Herring Gull25%

Spring 34 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird64%
  2. Song Sparrow50%
  3. Common Grackle49%
  4. Mallard48%
  5. American Crow43%

Summer 35 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. Song Sparrow69%
  3. Canada Goose62%
  4. European Starling54%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird51%

Fall 32 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull79%
  2. Mallard50%
  3. American Crow48%
  4. Song Sparrow45%
  5. Canada Goose39%

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.