Birds to See in Connecticut in November
126 bird species on our list for Connecticut are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker and American Crow. New this month: Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck and American Tree Sparrow and 9 more.
On the move in November
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At their peak
From Connecticut’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 126 birds in November
126 birds
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Nov
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Nov
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Nov
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Nov
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Nov
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Nov
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Nov
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Nov
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Nov
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Nov
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Nov
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Nov
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusResidentCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorCommon54–59 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Nov
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Nov
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Nov
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Nov
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.16% in Nov
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Nov
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.82% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Nov
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaPassage migrantCommon9–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.45% in Nov
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.37% in Nov
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Nov
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Nov
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.34% in Nov
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.31% in Nov
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.31% in Nov
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.30% in Nov
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.29% in Nov
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Nov
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.25% in Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.25% in Nov
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.21% in Nov
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.21% in Nov
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.20% in Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.19% in Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.15% in Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.13% in Nov
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Nov
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusWinter visitorUncommon58–85 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.04% in Nov
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Nov
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.04% in Nov
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Nov
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusPassage migrantRare52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.03% in Nov
Forster's TernSterna forsteriPassage migrantUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Nov
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentRare16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisSummer visitorRare80–122 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.01% in Nov
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantUncommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorRare46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% 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