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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 Red-bellied Woodpecker (75%), Pileated Woodpecker (68%), and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (67%). It is busiest in fall, when 50 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late January (54 species). 129 species have been reported here across 1,295 complete checklists from 712 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 68 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. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  2. 2Pileated Woodpecker68%
  3. 3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher67%
  4. 4Blue Jay63%
  5. 5Eastern Phoebe40%
  6. 6Carolina Wren39%
  7. 7Red-shouldered Hawk35%
  8. 8Yellow-bellied Sapsucker33%
  9. 9Turkey Vulture32%
  10. 10Gray Catbird29%
  11. 11Mourning Dove22%
  12. 12Palm Warbler19%
  13. 13Black-and-white Warbler18%
  14. 14Common Yellowthroat18%
  15. 15Common Grackle15%

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 46 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher73%
  3. Pileated Woodpecker60%
  4. Blue Jay47%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler46%

Spring 48 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker81%
  2. Northern Parula61%
  3. Blue Jay60%
  4. Carolina Wren60%
  5. Pileated Woodpecker56%

Summer 39 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  2. Carolina Wren78%
  3. Common Grackle63%
  4. Blue Jay59%
  5. Northern Cardinal54%

Fall 50 species

  1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher84%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  3. Blue Jay75%
  4. Pileated Woodpecker63%
  5. Carolina Wren59%

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.