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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at State Fish Pier: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at State Fish Pier are American Herring Gull (96%), Great Black-backed Gull (95%), and Common Eider (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 32 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (31 species). 77 species have been reported here across 2,575 complete checklists from 879 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 213 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 316 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 282 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsMar 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: low data (7 checklists)May 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (3 checklists)May 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 134 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 Gull96%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull95%
  3. 3Common Eider92%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant86%
  5. 5Rock Pigeon84%
  6. 6Common Loon58%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull41%
  8. 8Surf Scoter39%
  9. 9Red-breasted Merganser26%
  10. 10Long-tailed Duck23%
  11. 11House Sparrow22%
  12. 12American Crow19%
  13. 13Peregrine Falcon12%
  14. 14Bufflehead10%
  15. 15Great Cormorant10%

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 29 species

  1. Common Eider97%
  2. American Herring Gull95%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser94%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull94%
  5. Rock Pigeon78%

Spring 32 species

  1. Common Eider99%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  4. Red-breasted Merganser85%
  5. Rock Pigeon70%

Summer 21 species

  1. American Herring Gull98%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull95%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  4. Common Eider80%
  5. Rock Pigeon73%

Fall 19 species

  1. American Herring Gull97%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull96%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  4. Common Eider87%
  5. Rock Pigeon81%

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.