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Birding spot · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Birding at Awcomin Swamp: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Awcomin Swamp are Song Sparrow (81%), Blue Jay (73%), and American Goldfinch (67%). It is busiest in fall, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (62 species). 132 species have been reported here across 1,073 complete checklists from 231 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Apr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsNov 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 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. 1Song Sparrow81%
  2. 2Blue Jay73%
  3. 3American Goldfinch67%
  4. 4Eastern Bluebird63%
  5. 5House Sparrow62%
  6. 6American Crow61%
  7. 7Savannah Sparrow58%
  8. 8House Finch50%
  9. 9European Starling43%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk41%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker40%
  12. 12American Herring Gull35%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee34%
  14. 14American Tree Sparrow33%
  15. 15Mourning Dove32%

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 26 species

  1. Blue Jay66%
  2. American Crow56%
  3. Song Sparrow46%
  4. European Starling44%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk39%

Spring 52 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  2. American Robin84%
  3. Song Sparrow75%
  4. Blue Jay70%
  5. Eastern Bluebird68%

Summer 49 species

  1. Barn Swallow93%
  2. House Finch72%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. American Robin67%
  5. Eastern Bluebird67%

Fall 60 species

  1. Song Sparrow89%
  2. Eastern Bluebird84%
  3. Blue Jay76%
  4. Savannah Sparrow75%
  5. House Finch74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Hampshire.

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.