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Birding spot · Washington County, Rhode Island

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (southeast) are American Herring Gull (86%), Great Black-backed Gull (83%), and Double-crested Cormorant (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (78 species). 192 species have been reported here across 1,460 complete checklists from 493 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (4 checklists)May 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 67 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 Gull86%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull83%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant79%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull71%
  5. 5Mute Swan69%
  6. 6Bufflehead64%
  7. 7Canada Goose63%
  8. 8Red-throated Loon62%
  9. 9Mallard61%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron59%
  11. 11Common Loon57%
  12. 12Song Sparrow46%
  13. 13American Black Duck46%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser40%
  15. 15Northern Harrier38%

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 59 species

  1. American Herring Gull82%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull68%
  3. Ring-billed Gull67%
  4. Canada Goose59%
  5. Common Loon57%

Spring 57 species

  1. American Herring Gull71%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull55%
  3. Canada Goose50%
  4. Song Sparrow47%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser46%

Summer 56 species

  1. American Herring Gull81%
  2. Least Tern81%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. Piping Plover70%

Fall 76 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  4. Ring-billed Gull73%
  5. Mute Swan65%

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.