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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (southeast) are Little Blue Heron (84%), Great Egret (82%), and Palm Warbler (81%). It is busiest in winter, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (82 species). 177 species have been reported here across 2,325 complete checklists from 1,232 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJan 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsFeb 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsFeb 22-28: 76 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMar 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 128 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. 1Little Blue Heron84%
  2. 2Great Egret82%
  3. 3Palm Warbler81%
  4. 4Eastern Phoebe79%
  5. 5Common Gallinule78%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron73%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird73%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture69%
  9. 9Blue Jay68%
  10. 10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher67%
  11. 11Tricolored Heron67%
  12. 12Anhinga65%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  14. 14Red-shouldered Hawk59%
  15. 15Gray Catbird57%

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 72 species

  1. Great Egret88%
  2. Common Gallinule86%
  3. Little Blue Heron86%
  4. Turkey Vulture76%
  5. Anhinga73%

Spring 69 species

  1. Common Gallinule90%
  2. Great Egret85%
  3. Glossy Ibis82%
  4. White Ibis79%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird79%

Summer 57 species

  1. Great Egret85%
  2. Common Gallinule82%
  3. White Ibis81%
  4. Little Blue Heron80%
  5. Tricolored Heron74%

Fall 72 species

  1. Great Egret80%
  2. Little Blue Heron79%
  3. Northern Mockingbird79%
  4. Common Gallinule78%
  5. Blue Jay73%

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.