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Birding spot · Alachua County, Florida

Birding at Chacala Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chacala Pond are Sandhill Crane (80%), Turkey Vulture (64%), and American Crow (57%). It is busiest in winter, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (82 species). 150 species have been reported here across 1,255 complete checklists from 840 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Sandhill Crane80%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture64%
  3. 3American Crow57%
  4. 4Great Egret57%
  5. 5Eastern Phoebe56%
  6. 6Bald Eagle49%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron49%
  8. 8Carolina Wren47%
  9. 9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher46%
  10. 10Northern Harrier45%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal41%
  12. 12Red-shouldered Hawk38%
  13. 13Northern House Wren37%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker37%
  15. 15Gray Catbird36%

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 75 species

  1. Sandhill Crane89%
  2. Great Egret66%
  3. Turkey Vulture62%
  4. American Crow57%
  5. Bald Eagle57%

Spring 66 species

  1. Northern Parula76%
  2. Northern Cardinal68%
  3. Carolina Wren66%
  4. Turkey Vulture62%
  5. Tufted Titmouse57%

Summer 56 species

  1. Northern Cardinal76%
  2. Carolina Wren64%
  3. Great Egret63%
  4. Northern Parula50%
  5. Western Cattle-Egret50%

Fall 69 species

  1. Sandhill Crane65%
  2. Turkey Vulture57%
  3. American Crow56%
  4. Great Egret56%
  5. Carolina Wren50%

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.