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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

Birding at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (east) are Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (69%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (66%), and Blue Jay (61%). It is busiest in winter, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (87 species). 154 species have been reported here across 962 complete checklists from 583 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher69%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker66%
  3. 3Blue Jay61%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture50%
  5. 5Pileated Woodpecker49%
  6. 6Gray Catbird39%
  7. 7Palm Warbler39%
  8. 8Eastern Phoebe36%
  9. 9Red-shouldered Hawk33%
  10. 10Black-and-white Warbler30%
  11. 11Common Yellowthroat30%
  12. 12Ruby-throated Hummingbird30%
  13. 13White Ibis30%
  14. 14Common Grackle29%
  15. 15Great Egret29%

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 67 species

  1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher64%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker59%
  3. Turkey Vulture54%
  4. Pileated Woodpecker47%
  5. Blue Jay46%

Spring 67 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  2. Northern Parula65%
  3. Northern Cardinal61%
  4. Blue Jay60%
  5. Gray Catbird55%

Summer 53 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  2. Blue Jay64%
  3. Carolina Wren59%
  4. Common Grackle57%
  5. Northern Cardinal56%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher76%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  3. Blue Jay73%
  4. Pileated Woodpecker54%
  5. Northern Mockingbird48%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

Nearby spots

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.