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Birding spot · Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Birding at South Cape Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Cape Beach State Park are American Herring Gull (90%), American Crow (81%), and Song Sparrow (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (80 species). 189 species have been reported here across 1,569 complete checklists from 496 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 234 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 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 Gull90%
  2. 2American Crow81%
  3. 3Song Sparrow71%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull64%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull58%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee54%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant48%
  9. 9Common Loon46%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron40%
  11. 11American Goldfinch40%
  12. 12Bufflehead38%
  13. 13Mute Swan37%
  14. 14Sanderling37%
  15. 15American Black Duck36%

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 52 species

  1. American Herring Gull84%
  2. American Crow65%
  3. Bufflehead63%
  4. American Black Duck56%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler56%

Spring 66 species

  1. Osprey82%
  2. American Herring Gull81%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. American Crow70%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull65%

Summer 64 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Osprey88%
  3. Willet79%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  5. Least Tern76%

Fall 64 species

  1. American Herring Gull92%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull65%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant62%
  5. Song Sparrow61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Massachusetts.

  • Siberian Sand-Plover11% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 959.1×
  • Piping Plover35% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 25.2×
  • Sanderling39% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 17.5×
  • Least Tern36% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 16.1×
  • Willet46% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 15.6×
  • American Oystercatcher15% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 10.0×
  • Purple Martin9.9% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 9.8×
  • Semipalmated Plover23% of checklists here vs 2.7% 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.