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Birding spot · Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Birding at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Great Pond): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Great Pond) are Song Sparrow (89%), White-throated Sparrow (88%), and American Crow (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (99 species). 191 species have been reported here across 1,656 complete checklists from 223 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 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. 1Song Sparrow89%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow88%
  3. 3American Crow85%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  5. 5Blue Jay84%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal78%
  7. 7American Goldfinch77%
  8. 8White-breasted Nuthatch72%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker71%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco70%
  11. 11American Robin70%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee70%
  13. 13Carolina Wren63%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird61%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron60%

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. Song Sparrow80%
  2. American Crow75%
  3. Northern Cardinal75%
  4. Blue Jay71%
  5. White-throated Sparrow70%

Spring 86 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. Canada Goose77%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Wood Duck71%

Summer 78 species

  1. Song Sparrow91%
  2. Gray Catbird88%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  4. Great Blue Heron86%
  5. Mourning Dove85%

Fall 83 species

  1. Song Sparrow90%
  2. Blue Jay89%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. White-throated Sparrow79%

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.