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Birding spot · Washington County, Rhode Island

Birding at Succotash Marsh Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Succotash Marsh Management Area are Great Blue Heron (86%), American Herring Gull (82%), and Double-crested Cormorant (77%). It is busiest in summer, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of June (70 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,965 complete checklists from 365 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Great Blue Heron86%
  2. 2American Herring Gull82%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant77%
  4. 4Great Egret67%
  5. 5Song Sparrow65%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee58%
  7. 7Greater Yellowlegs58%
  8. 8American Crow54%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull53%
  10. 10American Black Duck51%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull51%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler47%
  13. 13European Starling44%
  14. 14Dunlin42%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher35%

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 41 species

  1. American Herring Gull77%
  2. Great Blue Heron56%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser55%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull51%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs50%

Spring 60 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  2. Greater Yellowlegs74%
  3. American Herring Gull71%
  4. Great Egret66%
  5. Song Sparrow62%

Summer 65 species

  1. Great Egret90%
  2. Snowy Egret79%
  3. Osprey78%
  4. American Herring Gull76%
  5. Willet74%

Fall 56 species

  1. Great Egret89%
  2. Great Blue Heron89%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant82%
  4. American Herring Gull76%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs64%

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.