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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

Birding at Crab Meadow Beach Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Crab Meadow Beach Park are American Herring Gull (94%), Ring-billed Gull (94%), and Canada Goose (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (109 species). 196 species have been reported here across 1,121 complete checklists from 271 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 45 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 Gull94%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull94%
  3. 3Canada Goose84%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull83%
  5. 5American Black Duck81%
  6. 6Song Sparrow75%
  7. 7American Robin74%
  8. 8Brant74%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow73%
  10. 10European Starling70%
  11. 11House Finch70%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler68%
  13. 13American Goldfinch63%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser63%
  15. 15Common Loon61%

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 42 species

  1. American Herring Gull93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull91%
  3. Long-tailed Duck81%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull80%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser79%

Spring 88 species

  1. American Herring Gull87%
  2. Brant81%
  3. Canada Goose77%
  4. Song Sparrow75%
  5. Osprey74%

Summer 65 species

  1. Osprey93%
  2. American Herring Gull84%
  3. Laughing Gull83%
  4. Great Egret82%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull81%

Fall 86 species

  1. American Herring Gull92%
  2. Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  4. Canada Goose74%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New York.

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.