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Birding spot · Washington County, Rhode Island

Birding at Scarborough State Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scarborough State Beach are Ring-billed Gull (87%), American Herring Gull (77%), and Great Black-backed Gull (73%). It is busiest in fall, when 51 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (57 species). 117 species have been reported here across 1,229 complete checklists from 469 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (3 checklists)May 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: low data (4 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 96 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. 1Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. 2American Herring Gull77%
  3. 3Great Black-backed Gull73%
  4. 4Black Scoter63%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant63%
  6. 6Red-breasted Merganser61%
  7. 7Song Sparrow60%
  8. 8Common Eider42%
  9. 9Red-throated Loon41%
  10. 10House Finch41%
  11. 11Common Loon38%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler38%
  13. 13American Crow37%
  14. 14Laughing Gull32%
  15. 15Bufflehead29%

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. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. American Herring Gull88%
  3. Black Scoter63%
  4. Black-headed Gull58%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull54%

Spring 37 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. Black-headed Gull67%
  4. Song Sparrow65%
  5. American Robin51%

Summer 44 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull90%
  2. American Herring Gull88%
  3. Ring-billed Gull84%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant72%
  5. Laughing Gull59%

Fall 51 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. American Herring Gull84%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. Song Sparrow51%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Rhode Island.

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.