Birding spot · Chittenden County, Vermont
Birding at Holmes Creek: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Holmes Creek are Horned Grebe (76%), Ring-billed Gull (75%), and Common Loon (53%). It is busiest in summer, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (69 species). 167 species have been reported here across 2,478 complete checklists from 449 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 110 checklists Jan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 75 checklists Jan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 102 checklists Jan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 132 checklists Feb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 78 checklists Feb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 108 checklists Feb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 152 checklists Feb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 110 checklists Mar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 78 checklists Mar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 72 checklists Mar 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists Mar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 80 checklists Apr 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 67 checklists Apr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 59 checklists Apr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Apr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists May 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists May 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists May 15-21: low data (9 checklists) May 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jun 1-7: low data (1 checklists) Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists) Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists) Jun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists) Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists) Jul 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Aug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Aug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Aug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Sep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 59 checklists Sep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklists Sep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Sep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 51 checklists Oct 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Oct 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Oct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Oct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 100 checklists Nov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 70 checklists Nov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Nov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 49 checklists Nov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Dec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Dec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Dec 15-21: 17 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Dec 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 75 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Horned Grebe 76% 2 Ring-billed Gull 75% 3 Common Loon 53% 4 Mallard 53% 5 Bufflehead 36% 6 American Crow 34% 7 Black-capped Chickadee 32% 8 Canada Goose 29% 9 Blue Jay 26% 10 Great Black-backed Gull 23% 11 Common Merganser 22% 12 American Herring Gull 22% 13 Common Goldeneye 17% 14 Snow Bunting 14% 15 White-breasted Nuthatch 14% 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 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 .
Horned Grebe76%
Ring-billed Gull75%
Common Loon53%
Mallard53%
Bufflehead36%
American Crow34%
Black-capped Chickadee32%
Canada Goose29%
Blue Jay26%
Great Black-backed Gull23%
Common Merganser22%
American Herring Gull22%
Common Goldeneye17%
Snow Bunting14%
White-breasted Nuthatch14%