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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

Birding at Shinnecock County Park West: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shinnecock County Park West are American Herring Gull (90%), Great Black-backed Gull (83%), and Common Loon (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (54 species). 128 species have been reported here across 1,104 complete checklists from 397 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (2 checklists)May 1-7: low data (2 checklists)May 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: low data (3 checklists)May 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 64 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 Gull90%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull83%
  3. 3Common Loon79%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant79%
  5. 5Long-tailed Duck73%
  6. 6Common Eider71%
  7. 7White-winged Scoter47%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull46%
  9. 9Black Scoter45%
  10. 10Sanderling45%
  11. 11Surf Scoter40%
  12. 12Dunlin38%
  13. 13Northern Gannet38%
  14. 14Red-throated Loon38%
  15. 15Black Guillemot28%

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 32 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Common Eider88%
  3. Long-tailed Duck84%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull84%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser75%

Spring 32 species

  1. American Herring Gull85%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull80%
  3. Common Eider57%
  4. Common Loon50%
  5. Long-tailed Duck43%

Summer 42 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull94%
  2. Common Tern88%
  3. American Herring Gull87%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  5. Least Tern66%

Fall 48 species

  1. American Herring Gull87%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull86%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant81%
  4. Common Eider57%
  5. Common Loon56%

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.