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When Do White-winged Doves Arrive in Texas?

Adult White-winged Dove
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The White-winged Dove is in Texas all year. It turns up on about 45% of checklists at its peak (mid July) and on 24% in its quietest week (mid November).

When to look

PresentAll year
Peak weekJul 15-21mid July
Quietest weekNov 15-21mid November

Best: mid July. Here all year. Peak: on about 45% of Texas checklists.

  1. Jancommon
  2. Febcommon
  3. Marpeak season
  4. Aprpeak season
  5. Maypeak season
  6. Junpeak season
  7. Julpeak season
  8. Augpeak season
  9. Seppeak season
  10. Octcommon
  11. Novcommon
  12. Deccommon

Darker months: more checklists report it. Outlined: peak month.

0%20%40%60%Jan 1-7: 25% of 66038 checklistsJan 8-14: 25% of 52445 checklistsJan 15-21: 25% of 52985 checklistsJan 22-31: 25% of 71020 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26% of 52306 checklistsFeb 8-14: 28% of 55887 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31% of 69016 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29% of 52998 checklistsMar 1-7: 32% of 50836 checklistsMar 8-14: 34% of 51749 checklistsMar 15-21: 35% of 53731 checklistsMar 22-31: 37% of 82049 checklistsApr 1-7: 38% of 65854 checklistsApr 8-14: 37% of 78434 checklistsApr 15-21: 37% of 92302 checklistsApr 22-30: 39% of 122878 checklistsMay 1-7: 42% of 74592 checklistsMay 8-14: 43% of 61008 checklistsMay 15-21: 43% of 43365 checklistsMay 22-31: 42% of 52736 checklistsJun 1-7: 43% of 31643 checklistsJun 8-14: 42% of 30131 checklistsJun 15-21: 44% of 26802 checklistsJun 22-30: 44% of 32822 checklistsJul 1-7: 44% of 27213 checklistsJul 8-14: 45% of 24555 checklistsJul 15-21: 46% of 24146 checklistsJul 22-31: 45% of 34536 checklistsAug 1-7: 45% of 25764 checklistsAug 8-14: 44% of 26347 checklistsAug 15-21: 44% of 28431 checklistsAug 22-31: 42% of 42838 checklistsSep 1-7: 41% of 35070 checklistsSep 8-14: 39% of 33893 checklistsSep 15-21: 38% of 32572 checklistsSep 22-30: 34% of 43771 checklistsOct 1-7: 33% of 34143 checklistsOct 8-14: 31% of 37563 checklistsOct 15-21: 30% of 36263 checklistsOct 22-31: 29% of 49170 checklistsNov 1-7: 26% of 43301 checklistsNov 8-14: 24% of 48744 checklistsNov 15-21: 25% of 42213 checklistsNov 22-30: 24% of 54455 checklistsDec 1-7: 25% of 40166 checklistsDec 8-14: 25% of 41035 checklistsDec 15-21: 24% of 46983 checklistsDec 22-31: 25% of 73015 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Share of complete checklists reporting it, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists in Texas that listed the bird, 2016–2025. It is not a head count, and it follows where and when people go birding. How to read it.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Second week of November

Each county is shaded by the share of complete checklists there that listed the bird, blended with the weeks either side. Darker is more often. It follows where people watch birds, not how many birds there are. How to read it.

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Where in Texas

Best counties

Share of checklists at the peak
  1. Bee CountyBest the second week of August · 72 checklists that week, 4,609 in all92%
  2. Zapata CountyBest late May · 30 checklists that week, 3,836 in all92%
  3. Duval CountyBest early June · 14 checklists that week, 1,580 in all91%
  4. Jim Wells CountyBest the second week of August · 32 checklists that week, 2,474 in all87%
  5. El Paso CountyBest the second week of April · 365 checklists that week, 21,777 in all87%
  6. Webb CountyBest the second week of June · 31 checklists that week, 6,644 in all86%

Best spots

Share of checklists at the peak
  1. Meadowlakes Number 2 LakeBurnet County, best late May · 20 checklists that week, 693 in all100%
  2. Hermann Park (southeast)Harris County, best late June · 36 checklists that week, 1,564 in all99%
  3. East LakeHidalgo County, best early August · 34 checklists that week, 7,801 in all99%

Busy spots report more of everything; compare the checklist counts before you drive anywhere.

Best time of day

In Texas, the White-winged Dove is most often listed on checklists started between 6 and 8 am (45% of those checklists).

0%20%40%60%12 am: too few checklists (898) to judge1 am: too few checklists (756) to judge2 am: too few checklists (663) to judge3 am: too few checklists (741) to judge4 am: too few checklists (1537) to judge5 am: too few checklists (6113) to judge6 am: 43% of 74687 checklists7 am: 46% of 285131 checklists8 am: 44% of 329960 checklists9 am: 36% of 267889 checklists10 am: 28% of 218205 checklists11 am: 25% of 178879 checklists12 pm: 24% of 153722 checklists1 pm: 24% of 144662 checklists2 pm: 26% of 138578 checklists3 pm: 30% of 136878 checklists4 pm: 32% of 137550 checklists5 pm: 34% of 113599 checklists6 pm: 38% of 81743 checklists7 pm: 36% of 53396 checklists8 pm: too few checklists (17221) to judge9 pm: too few checklists (4048) to judge10 pm: too few checklists (1965) to judge11 pm: too few checklists (990) to judge12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p
Share of checklists started in each local hour that reported it. It reflects when people go birding as well as when birds are active. Grey hours have too few checklists (under 2% of the state’s, or under 200) to judge.
Week-by-week table
MonthDays 1-78-1415-2122-end
January25%25%25%25%
February26%28%31%29%
March32%34%35%37%
April38%37%37%39%
May42%43%43%42%
June43%42%44%44%
July44%45%46%45%
August45%44%44%42%
September41%39%38%34%
October33%31%30%29%
November26%24%25%24%
December25%25%24%25%

Neighboring states

  • Louisiana: year-round, peaks early May
  • Oklahoma: all year, most in summer, peaks mid July
  • Mississippi: all year, most in spring, peaks the second week of April
  • Kansas: summer visitor, peaks mid July

Common questions

When do White-winged Doves arrive in Texas?
The White-winged Dove is in Texas all year. It turns up on about 45% of checklists at its peak (mid July) and on 24% in its quietest week (mid November).
When do White-winged Doves leave Texas?
The White-winged Dove does not leave Texas: it is reported all year, from 24% of checklists in mid November to 45% in mid July.
When is the best time to see a White-winged Dove in Texas?
The White-winged Dove is reported most often in mid July, on about 45% of Texas checklists.
Where in Texas are White-winged Doves seen most often?
By county, Bee County, Zapata County, and Duval County have the highest peak reporting rates for the White-winged Dove (counties with at least 200 checklists).