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Birding spot · Santa Rosa County, Florida

Birding at English Navy Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at English Navy Cove are Yellow-rumped Warbler (77%), Brown Pelican (76%), and Laughing Gull (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (92 species). 186 species have been reported here across 965 complete checklists from 323 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler77%
  2. 2Brown Pelican76%
  3. 3Laughing Gull76%
  4. 4Blue Jay69%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron69%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee60%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal55%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird55%
  10. 10Swamp Sparrow53%
  11. 11Eastern Phoebe52%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker48%
  13. 13Gray Catbird48%
  14. 14Osprey45%
  15. 15Carolina Wren44%

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 63 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  2. Laughing Gull79%
  3. Common Loon70%
  4. Bufflehead69%
  5. Brown Pelican68%

Spring 75 species

  1. Osprey83%
  2. Fish Crow74%
  3. Laughing Gull72%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. Great Blue Heron64%

Summer 42 species

  1. Osprey85%
  2. Northern Cardinal66%
  3. Mourning Dove61%
  4. Great Blue Heron59%
  5. Carolina Wren58%

Fall 64 species

  1. Blue Jay82%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  3. Northern Cardinal75%
  4. Carolina Chickadee69%
  5. Carolina Wren65%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Red-billed Tropicbird8.2% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1777.4×
  • Virginia Rail15% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 66.9×
  • Common Loon36% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 25.7×
  • Bufflehead21% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 18.0×
  • Horned Grebe5.8% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 12.3×
  • Sora16% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 11.8×
  • Red-breasted Merganser19% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 10.7×
  • Hooded Warbler8.5% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 8.6×

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.