WhenToBird

Birding spot · Chittenden County, Vermont

Birding at La Platte River: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at La Platte River are Ring-billed Gull (90%), Mallard (71%), and Bufflehead (65%). It is busiest in summer, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (60 species). 204 species have been reported here across 4,615 complete checklists from 675 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 187 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 187 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsNov 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsDec 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 97 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. 1Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. 2Mallard71%
  3. 3Bufflehead65%
  4. 4Canada Goose55%
  5. 5American Crow53%
  6. 6Common Loon50%
  7. 7Common Merganser44%
  8. 8American Herring Gull35%
  9. 9Bonaparte's Gull34%
  10. 10Blue Jay30%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee28%
  12. 12Common Goldeneye26%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup22%
  14. 14Hooded Merganser17%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron17%

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 32 species

  1. Common Goldeneye70%
  2. Ring-billed Gull68%
  3. Mallard64%
  4. Common Merganser58%
  5. Bufflehead54%

Spring 54 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Canada Goose77%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  4. Bufflehead64%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant61%

Summer 56 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. Canada Goose79%
  4. Caspian Tern76%
  5. Great Egret73%

Fall 50 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull93%
  2. Mallard79%
  3. Canada Goose60%
  4. American Crow58%
  5. Great Blue Heron48%

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.