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Birding spot · Washington County, Rhode Island

Birding at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (Card Ponds): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (Card Ponds) are Mallard (77%), Great Blue Heron (57%), and American Herring Gull (47%). It is busiest in summer, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (98 species). 161 species have been reported here across 818 complete checklists from 255 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 44 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. 1Mallard77%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron57%
  3. 3American Herring Gull47%
  4. 4Canada Goose40%
  5. 5Song Sparrow40%
  6. 6American Black Duck37%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant36%
  8. 8Northern Harrier36%
  9. 9Black-capped Chickadee33%
  10. 10Green-winged Teal31%
  11. 11Great Black-backed Gull26%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull25%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
  14. 14Mute Swan23%
  15. 15Dunlin22%

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. Mallard63%
  2. Great Blue Heron59%
  3. Canada Goose44%
  4. American Herring Gull43%
  5. Northern Harrier37%

Spring 51 species

  1. Song Sparrow54%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird48%
  3. American Herring Gull40%
  4. Great Blue Heron37%
  5. Osprey36%

Summer 60 species

  1. Gray Catbird81%
  2. Song Sparrow77%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird75%
  4. Least Tern73%
  5. Common Yellowthroat72%

Fall 56 species

  1. Mallard71%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant48%
  3. American Herring Gull47%
  4. Great Blue Heron42%
  5. Song Sparrow42%

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.