WhenToBird

Birding spot · Windham County, Vermont

Birding at Putney Central School Forest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Putney Central School Forest are Red-winged Blackbird (68%), Song Sparrow (64%), and Canada Goose (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late May (81 species). 143 species have been reported here across 980 complete checklists from 149 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Oct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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 Blackbird68%
  2. 2Song Sparrow64%
  3. 3Canada Goose51%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal49%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee49%
  6. 6Blue Jay47%
  7. 7American Goldfinch45%
  8. 8Mallard42%
  9. 9American Robin41%
  10. 10Swamp Sparrow39%
  11. 11Common Grackle38%
  12. 12American Crow31%
  13. 13Tree Swallow31%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse30%
  15. 15Mourning Dove29%

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 31 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee71%
  2. American Goldfinch52%
  3. Blue Jay48%
  4. Tufted Titmouse47%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco44%

Spring 69 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Song Sparrow70%
  3. Canada Goose69%
  4. Mallard56%
  5. Northern Cardinal54%

Summer 62 species

  1. American Goldfinch75%
  2. Gray Catbird74%
  3. Song Sparrow71%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird67%
  5. Common Yellowthroat59%

Fall 44 species

  1. Blue Jay81%
  2. Song Sparrow63%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee60%
  4. American Goldfinch53%
  5. American Crow49%

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.