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Birding spot · Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Birding at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge are Eastern Bluebird (83%), Black-capped Chickadee (81%), and Blue Jay (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (91 species). 158 species have been reported here across 882 complete checklists from 324 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1Eastern Bluebird83%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee81%
  3. 3Blue Jay81%
  4. 4American Goldfinch62%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker59%
  6. 6American Crow57%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch57%
  8. 8American Black Duck53%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco53%
  10. 10Tufted Titmouse53%
  11. 11Mallard52%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker47%
  13. 13American Robin45%
  14. 14White-throated Sparrow43%
  15. 15Pileated Woodpecker38%

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 48 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee81%
  2. Blue Jay73%
  3. Eastern Bluebird67%
  4. Tufted Titmouse62%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch60%

Spring 86 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee78%
  2. Blue Jay65%
  3. Eastern Bluebird61%
  4. American Robin60%
  5. American Goldfinch58%

Summer 72 species

  1. American Goldfinch80%
  2. Gray Catbird76%
  3. Red-eyed Vireo68%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee66%
  5. Blue Jay63%

Fall 73 species

  1. Blue Jay88%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee84%
  3. Eastern Bluebird66%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  5. American Crow58%

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.