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Birding spot · Miami-Dade County, Florida

Birding at Everglades National Park (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Everglades National Park (west) are Little Blue Heron (79%), Great Egret (77%), and American Coot (74%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (81 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,212 complete checklists from 571 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Oct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 57 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. 1Little Blue Heron79%
  2. 2Great Egret77%
  3. 3American Coot74%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture68%
  5. 5Belted Kingfisher62%
  6. 6Ring-necked Duck59%
  7. 7American Crow58%
  8. 8Tricolored Heron57%
  9. 9Palm Warbler54%
  10. 10White Ibis54%
  11. 11Blue-winged Teal53%
  12. 12Gray Catbird52%
  13. 13Greater Yellowlegs51%
  14. 14Osprey49%
  15. 15Eastern Phoebe46%

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 64 species

  1. Turkey Vulture67%
  2. Gray Catbird58%
  3. American Crow51%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher51%
  5. Great Egret51%

Spring 71 species

  1. Great Egret63%
  2. Turkey Vulture61%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird57%
  4. Little Blue Heron52%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs48%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal76%
  2. Osprey64%
  3. Little Blue Heron64%
  4. Great Egret63%
  5. Turkey Vulture60%

Fall 80 species

  1. Little Blue Heron72%
  2. Great Egret70%
  3. Turkey Vulture66%
  4. American Coot58%
  5. American Crow58%

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.