WhenToBird

Birding spot · Skagit County, Washington

Birding at Ship Harbor: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ship Harbor are American Wigeon (95%), Bufflehead (95%), and Double-crested Cormorant (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (69 species). 133 species have been reported here across 863 complete checklists from 271 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Feb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1American Wigeon95%
  2. 2Bufflehead95%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant90%
  4. 4Song Sparrow83%
  5. 5Surf Scoter80%
  6. 6Spotted Towhee78%
  7. 7Glaucous-winged Gull75%
  8. 8House Finch73%
  9. 9American Crow68%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron63%
  11. 11Golden-crowned Sparrow60%
  12. 12Short-billed Gull60%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco50%
  14. 14Red-winged Blackbird50%
  15. 15Anna's Hummingbird48%

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 49 species

  1. American Wigeon97%
  2. Bufflehead93%
  3. Song Sparrow87%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  5. Great Blue Heron78%

Spring 70 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird93%
  2. American Crow92%
  3. Song Sparrow92%
  4. American Robin76%
  5. Pelagic Cormorant76%

Summer 49 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Purple Martin87%
  3. Glaucous-winged Gull75%
  4. Great Blue Heron75%
  5. Pelagic Cormorant74%

Fall 60 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant88%
  2. American Crow74%
  3. House Finch74%
  4. Song Sparrow73%
  5. Glaucous-winged Gull71%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Washington.

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.