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Birding spot · Franklin County, Vermont

Birding at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (Hog Island): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (Hog Island) are Red-winged Blackbird (67%), American Robin (54%), and Song Sparrow (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (70 species). 152 species have been reported here across 966 complete checklists from 368 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Red-winged Blackbird67%
  2. 2American Robin54%
  3. 3Song Sparrow51%
  4. 4Tree Swallow49%
  5. 5Barn Swallow44%
  6. 6Canada Goose37%
  7. 7Mallard36%
  8. 8Common Grackle34%
  9. 9Eastern Phoebe33%
  10. 10Northern Yellow Warbler33%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture30%
  12. 12Swamp Sparrow28%
  13. 13American Crow28%
  14. 14Black-capped Chickadee28%
  15. 15Bobolink27%

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. Short-eared Owl44%
  2. American Crow23%
  3. American Tree Sparrow21%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee21%
  5. White-breasted Nuthatch18%

Spring 71 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  2. Tree Swallow59%
  3. Mallard58%
  4. American Robin58%
  5. Canada Goose56%

Summer 59 species

  1. Barn Swallow81%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. American Robin70%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler63%

Fall 42 species

  1. Blue Jay66%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee51%
  3. American Robin49%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch46%
  5. Turkey Vulture44%

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.