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Birding spot · Chittenden County, Vermont

Birding at Meach Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Meach Cove are Bufflehead (71%), Horned Grebe (71%), and Ring-billed Gull (68%). It is busiest in summer, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late June (62 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,534 complete checklists from 260 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 50 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. 1Bufflehead71%
  2. 2Horned Grebe71%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull68%
  4. 4American Crow57%
  5. 5Mallard45%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee45%
  7. 7Common Goldeneye31%
  8. 8Blue Jay29%
  9. 9Common Loon29%
  10. 10Common Merganser28%
  11. 11Canada Goose27%
  12. 12American Goldfinch17%
  13. 13American Robin17%
  14. 14Red-breasted Merganser14%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco14%

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 26 species

  1. Bufflehead78%
  2. Common Goldeneye66%
  3. Horned Grebe58%
  4. Mallard53%
  5. American Crow51%

Spring 48 species

  1. Bufflehead84%
  2. Canada Goose84%
  3. Common Goldeneye77%
  4. Common Merganser63%
  5. American Crow60%

Summer 63 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. Song Sparrow70%
  3. Mallard64%
  4. Canada Goose63%
  5. American Crow60%

Fall 40 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull78%
  2. American Crow62%
  3. Mallard52%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee50%
  5. Blue Jay45%

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.