United States Ramsar wetland
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
261 bird species recorded; the most in May.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region · Public domain
This month here
73 species in January.75 species in February.106 species in March.158 species in April.220 species in May.188 species in June.163 species in July.193 species in August.200 species in September.171 species in October.128 species in November.96 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
261 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 261Speciesrecorded more than once
- 205Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 226,797Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 6Owls
- 34Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 35Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 120Songbirds
- 23Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 261 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Falco atricapillusFalco atricapillus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- Northern Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
Ducks & geese35 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- RedheadAythya americana
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds120 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNT
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNT
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American CootFulica americana
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-5°/-14°62 mm
- Feb-3°/-13°61 mm
- Mar2°/-7°72 mm
- Apr11°/0°89 mm
- May18°/8°101 mm
- Jun23°/13°123 mm
- Jul26°/17°106 mm
- Aug25°/16°104 mm
- Sep22°/11°91 mm
- Oct13°/4°117 mm
- Nov6°/-2°79 mm
- Dec-1°/-9°89 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.
National wildlife refuge in Vermont, United States
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States.
261 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 226,797 open records.
The most recorded are the Agelaius phoeniceus, the American Robin and the Song Sparrow.
118 species come for the summer, 76 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Rusty Blackbird and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 08:00-16:30Official site↗
- Campbell’s Bay Campgroundcampsite · 2.6 km · 6 within 10 km
- Thomas Mott B&Bplace to stay · 6.4 km · 1 within 10 km
- Swantonnearest town · 6.4 km in a straight line
- Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 42 km in a straight lineCar hire at PBG airport (Plattsburgh)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 8car parks within 3 km
- 6campsites within 10 kmCampbell’s Bay Campground, Lakewood campground, Camping Miller and 3 more
- 1places to stay within 10 kmThomas Mott B&B
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas16 mountains within 25 kmCarter Hill · 8.4 kmStanhope Hill · 16 kmAldis Hill · 18 kmBridgeman Hill · 18 kmGates Hill · 20 kmThe Head · 21 kmSaint Albans Hill · 22 kmBellevue Hill · 22 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyMissisquoi River148 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
United States
- 88Birdyas Score
- 261Species
- 205Migrants
- 13Threatened
Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area
Canada · 105 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 236Species
- 179Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3423278) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 226,797 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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