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Birding spot · Bay County, Florida

Birding at Camp Helen State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Camp Helen State Park are Brown Pelican (79%), Sanderling (79%), and Laughing Gull (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (89 species). 172 species have been reported here across 805 complete checklists from 357 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 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. 1Brown Pelican79%
  2. 2Sanderling79%
  3. 3Laughing Gull77%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler74%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron67%
  6. 6Blue Jay65%
  7. 7Carolina Wren63%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird63%
  9. 9Willet63%
  10. 10Gray Catbird53%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal53%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  13. 13Eastern Phoebe51%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe51%
  15. 15Ring-billed Gull51%

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 62 species

  1. Sanderling74%
  2. Forster's Tern71%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler70%
  4. Laughing Gull68%
  5. Ring-billed Gull68%

Spring 71 species

  1. Laughing Gull76%
  2. Sanderling75%
  3. Brown Pelican73%
  4. Northern Cardinal73%
  5. Royal Tern69%

Summer 63 species

  1. Laughing Gull87%
  2. Royal Tern81%
  3. Brown Pelican76%
  4. Least Tern65%
  5. Carolina Wren61%

Fall 74 species

  1. Blue Jay76%
  2. Sanderling73%
  3. Laughing Gull73%
  4. Brown Pelican68%
  5. Carolina Wren65%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

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.