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Birding spot · Baldwin County, Alabama

Birding at Shelby Lakes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shelby Lakes are Killdeer (77%), Mourning Dove (75%), and Northern Mockingbird (68%). It is busiest in winter, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (73 species). 167 species have been reported here across 1,533 complete checklists from 361 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 79 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. 1Killdeer77%
  2. 2Mourning Dove75%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird68%
  4. 4American Coot66%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant65%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe65%
  7. 7Loggerhead Shrike54%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron45%
  9. 9European Starling43%
  10. 10Boat-tailed Grackle41%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler40%
  12. 12Laughing Gull38%
  13. 13Brown Pelican37%
  14. 14Osprey37%
  15. 15Brown-headed Cowbird32%

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 47 species

  1. American Coot77%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  3. Killdeer72%
  4. Northern Mockingbird63%
  5. Brown Pelican54%

Spring 47 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird84%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle75%
  3. Laughing Gull72%
  4. Killdeer67%
  5. Mourning Dove65%

Summer 33 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird88%
  2. Mourning Dove84%
  3. Osprey75%
  4. Laughing Gull72%
  5. Killdeer68%

Fall 37 species

  1. Killdeer81%
  2. Northern Mockingbird76%
  3. Mourning Dove73%
  4. Loggerhead Shrike55%
  5. Great Blue Heron51%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Alabama.

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.