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Birding spot · Strafford County, New Hampshire

Birding at Cocheco River Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cocheco River Reservoir are Mallard (98%), Canada Goose (95%), and Great Black-backed Gull (95%). It is busiest in summer, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early July (87 species). 190 species have been reported here across 2,281 complete checklists from 211 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsAug 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsAug 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 48 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. 1Mallard98%
  2. 2Canada Goose95%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull95%
  4. 4American Herring Gull95%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull89%
  6. 6American Black Duck80%
  7. 7American Crow65%
  8. 8Green-winged Teal50%
  9. 9American Goldfinch46%
  10. 10Blue Jay43%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee40%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird40%
  13. 13American Pipit32%
  14. 14Song Sparrow30%
  15. 15Ruddy Duck27%

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 34 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. American Herring Gull89%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull85%
  5. Ring-billed Gull80%

Spring 78 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Killdeer81%
  4. American Herring Gull78%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull72%

Summer 80 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Canada Goose94%
  3. Killdeer94%
  4. Spotted Sandpiper94%
  5. Least Sandpiper77%

Fall 71 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. Canada Goose96%
  3. American Herring Gull89%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull85%
  5. Green-winged Teal74%

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.