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Birding spot · Hillsborough County, Florida

Birding at Bahia Beach Coastal Restoration: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bahia Beach Coastal Restoration are Great Egret (96%), Pied-billed Grebe (91%), and American Coot (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late January (89 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,167 complete checklists from 349 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsDec 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1Great Egret96%
  2. 2Pied-billed Grebe91%
  3. 3American Coot90%
  4. 4Anhinga90%
  5. 5Tricolored Heron90%
  6. 6Palm Warbler89%
  7. 7Blue-winged Teal88%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron86%
  9. 9Little Blue Heron86%
  10. 10Osprey85%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher84%
  12. 12Boat-tailed Grackle83%
  13. 13Common Gallinule79%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant71%
  15. 15Eastern Phoebe71%

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 81 species

  1. Palm Warbler92%
  2. Tricolored Heron92%
  3. Great Egret91%
  4. American Coot89%
  5. Blue-winged Teal87%

Spring 89 species

  1. Great Egret94%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle92%
  3. Common Gallinule90%
  4. Glossy Ibis88%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird88%

Summer 76 species

  1. Common Gallinule90%
  2. Great Egret88%
  3. Tricolored Heron85%
  4. White Ibis83%
  5. Great Blue Heron80%

Fall 79 species

  1. Great Egret89%
  2. Tricolored Heron85%
  3. Anhinga84%
  4. Common Gallinule82%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher12% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 497.5×
  • American Wigeon31% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 55.8×
  • Gull-billed Tern10% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 47.5×
  • Northern Pintail9.3% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 35.9×
  • Caspian Tern39% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 21.1×
  • Northern Shoveler20% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 18.8×
  • Redhead12% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 17.7×
  • Green-winged Teal14% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 17.0×

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.