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Birding spot · Miami-Dade County, Florida

Birding at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden are White Ibis (86%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (82%), and Turkey Vulture (82%). It is busiest in fall, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (71 species). 136 species have been reported here across 1,243 complete checklists from 677 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 69 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. 1White Ibis86%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  3. 3Turkey Vulture82%
  4. 4Egyptian Goose75%
  5. 5Palm Warbler75%
  6. 6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher74%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird70%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal69%
  9. 9Ruby-throated Hummingbird68%
  10. 10Blue Jay64%
  11. 11Fish Crow63%
  12. 12Gray Catbird61%
  13. 13Anhinga55%
  14. 14European Starling52%
  15. 15Tricolored Heron46%

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 53 species

  1. White Ibis80%
  2. Turkey Vulture78%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  4. Egyptian Goose70%
  5. Northern Cardinal66%

Spring 55 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Fish Crow79%
  4. Egyptian Goose70%
  5. European Starling69%

Summer 36 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  2. Northern Cardinal79%
  3. White Ibis63%
  4. Northern Mockingbird59%
  5. Egyptian Goose56%

Fall 64 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  2. White Ibis83%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher78%
  4. Northern Cardinal78%
  5. Blue Jay76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Common Hill Myna9.2% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 393.7×
  • Orange-winged Amazon28% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 174.2×
  • Chestnut-fronted Macaw11% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 138.2×
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet27% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 113.7×
  • Blue-and-yellow Macaw5.7% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 67.4×
  • Red-masked Parakeet12% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 56.9×
  • Egyptian Goose69% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 33.8×
  • Broad-winged Hawk5.6% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 14.6×

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.