Birds to See in Prince Edward Island in November
70 bird species on our list for Prince Edward Island are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, American Herring Gull, Canada Goose and Common Starling. New this month: Goldeneye, Iceland Gull, Snow Bunting and Common Redpoll and 6 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
From Prince Edward Island’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 70 birds in November
70 birds
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 8.86% in Nov
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 7.12% in Nov
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusResidentCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesResidentCommon54–59 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Nov
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 1.93% in Nov
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Nov
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Nov
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.33% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.22% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.12% in Nov
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.02% in Nov
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.81% in Nov
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.79% in Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaPassage migrantCommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.76% in Nov
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPassage migrantCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.70% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.69% in Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Nov
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.65% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.61% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.61% in Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.54% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorCommon48–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.40% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerSummer visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.37% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.30% in Nov
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.25% in Nov
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.24% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.24% in Nov
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.24% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.22% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov · 0.21% in Nov
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.17% in Nov
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Nov
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.10% in Nov
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorCommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.07% in Nov
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.06% in Nov
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.06% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made