WhenToBird

Birding spot · Addison County, Vermont

Birding at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area (northwest) are Snow Goose (87%), Canada Goose (63%), and Northern Harrier (57%). It is busiest in summer, when 28 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (40 species). 92 species have been reported here across 1,067 complete checklists from 473 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 12 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 22-31: 18 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsNov 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsNov 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 22-30: 16 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsDec 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 28 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. 1Snow Goose87%
  2. 2Canada Goose63%
  3. 3Northern Harrier57%
  4. 4Mallard51%
  5. 5American Crow29%
  6. 6Bald Eagle24%
  7. 7American Black Duck20%
  8. 8Rough-legged Hawk20%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk19%
  10. 10Common Raven15%
  11. 11Ross's Goose14%
  12. 12Green-winged Teal11%
  13. 13Northern Pintail11%
  14. 14Horned Lark9.9%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird8.2%

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 16 species

  1. Rough-legged Hawk47%
  2. Northern Harrier33%
  3. American Crow31%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk27%
  5. Bald Eagle18%

Spring 26 species

  1. Canada Goose76%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird48%
  3. Mallard46%
  4. Northern Harrier37%
  5. American Crow35%

Summer 28 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  2. Bobolink63%
  3. Savannah Sparrow55%
  4. Song Sparrow51%
  5. Eastern Kingbird37%

Fall 21 species

  1. Snow Goose84%
  2. Canada Goose65%
  3. Northern Harrier56%
  4. Mallard48%
  5. American Crow33%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Vermont.

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.