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Birding spot · Essex County, Massachusetts

Birding at Topsfield Fairgrounds: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Topsfield Fairgrounds are Canada Goose (86%), Mallard (65%), and American Crow (37%). It is busiest in summer, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (69 species). 144 species have been reported here across 2,143 complete checklists from 358 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: 19 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsApr 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsApr 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Canada Goose86%
  2. 2Mallard65%
  3. 3American Crow37%
  4. 4Cackling Goose33%
  5. 5European Starling28%
  6. 6Blue Jay23%
  7. 7Mourning Dove19%
  8. 8Red-tailed Hawk19%
  9. 9American Robin16%
  10. 10House Sparrow16%
  11. 11Killdeer14%
  12. 12American Black Duck9.3%
  13. 13Green-winged Teal9.3%
  14. 14Snow Bunting9.3%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture9.3%

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 22 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Canada Goose76%
  3. Northern Pintail39%
  4. Green-winged Teal33%
  5. American Crow33%

Spring 48 species

  1. Killdeer83%
  2. Mallard77%
  3. Canada Goose62%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird53%
  5. Green-winged Teal50%

Summer 61 species

  1. Killdeer92%
  2. Mourning Dove77%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. Tree Swallow69%
  5. European Starling65%

Fall 44 species

  1. Canada Goose72%
  2. Mallard70%
  3. Killdeer45%
  4. European Starling40%
  5. American Crow37%

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.