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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge are Palm Warbler (81%), Eastern Phoebe (80%), and Great Egret (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late November (94 species). 201 species have been reported here across 2,607 complete checklists from 750 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJan 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJan 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 127 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. 1Palm Warbler81%
  2. 2Eastern Phoebe80%
  3. 3Great Egret80%
  4. 4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher80%
  5. 5Little Blue Heron79%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  7. 7Blue Jay75%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird74%
  9. 9Common Gallinule74%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture72%
  11. 11Tricolored Heron69%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron68%
  13. 13Gray Catbird65%
  14. 14Red-shouldered Hawk65%
  15. 15Common Yellowthroat64%

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 83 species

  1. Great Egret80%
  2. Common Gallinule77%
  3. Turkey Vulture75%
  4. Little Blue Heron74%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%

Spring 76 species

  1. White Ibis82%
  2. Great Egret82%
  3. Anhinga81%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle80%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%

Summer 67 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  2. White Ibis83%
  3. Northern Cardinal77%
  4. Mourning Dove76%
  5. Common Grackle72%

Fall 88 species

  1. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher86%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  3. Blue Jay81%
  4. Northern Mockingbird81%
  5. Pileated Woodpecker68%

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.