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Birding spot · Broward County, Florida

Birding at Cliff Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cliff Lake are Blue Jay (94%), Palm Warbler (93%), and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (90%). It is busiest in fall, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (81 species). 155 species have been reported here across 1,950 complete checklists from 663 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Blue Jay94%
  2. 2Palm Warbler93%
  3. 3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher90%
  4. 4Muscovy Duck85%
  5. 5White Ibis81%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird81%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker77%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker62%
  9. 9Black-and-white Warbler59%
  10. 10Northern Parula57%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture56%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler52%
  13. 13Common Gallinule50%
  14. 14American Redstart46%
  15. 15Gray Catbird44%

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 52 species

  1. Muscovy Duck88%
  2. White Ibis87%
  3. Palm Warbler85%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher78%
  5. Blue Jay74%

Spring 51 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Northern Mockingbird93%
  3. Muscovy Duck91%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  5. Northern Cardinal72%

Summer 45 species

  1. Blue Jay95%
  2. Muscovy Duck93%
  3. Northern Mockingbird88%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  5. White Ibis86%

Fall 82 species

  1. Blue Jay95%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher92%
  3. Northern Mockingbird91%
  4. Muscovy Duck90%
  5. White Ibis83%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Black-throated Gray Warbler8.0% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 412.2×
  • Blue-crowned Parakeet25% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 80.3×
  • Mitred Parakeet11% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 44.8×
  • Spot-breasted Oriole16% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 44.3×
  • Egyptian Goose47% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 23.2×
  • Worm-eating Warbler18% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 21.0×
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler45% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 20.4×
  • Cape May Warbler33% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 18.6×

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.