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Birding spot · Suffolk County, New York

Birding at W Scott Cameron Town Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at W Scott Cameron Town Beach are Great Black-backed Gull (93%), American Herring Gull (87%), and Double-crested Cormorant (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late July (67 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,158 complete checklists from 250 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Great Black-backed Gull93%
  2. 2American Herring Gull87%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant79%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull71%
  5. 5Sanderling66%
  6. 6Mute Swan61%
  7. 7Semipalmated Plover55%
  8. 8Least Tern54%
  9. 9Common Tern53%
  10. 10Semipalmated Sandpiper52%
  11. 11Laughing Gull52%
  12. 12Piping Plover49%
  13. 13Black-bellied Plover48%
  14. 14Osprey47%
  15. 15Forster's Tern41%

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 39 species

  1. American Herring Gull96%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  3. Bufflehead74%
  4. Ring-billed Gull74%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser60%

Spring 58 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull91%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Piping Plover70%
  4. Mute Swan65%
  5. Sanderling65%

Summer 62 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull93%
  2. American Herring Gull86%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  4. Least Tern84%
  5. Common Tern76%

Fall 65 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull95%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  4. Ring-billed Gull87%
  5. Sanderling70%

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.