WhenToBird

Birding spot · Franklin County, Vermont

Birding at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge are Red-winged Blackbird (80%), American Robin (66%), and Song Sparrow (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (86 species). 160 species have been reported here across 1,121 complete checklists from 407 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 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 (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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 Blackbird80%
  2. 2American Robin66%
  3. 3Song Sparrow65%
  4. 4American Crow58%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee58%
  6. 6Canada Goose53%
  7. 7Common Grackle48%
  8. 8Tree Swallow47%
  9. 9American Goldfinch46%
  10. 10Blue Jay46%
  11. 11Mallard42%
  12. 12Swamp Sparrow42%
  13. 13Gray Catbird39%
  14. 14Northern Yellow Warbler34%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture34%

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.