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Birding spot · Citrus County, Florida

Birding at Fort Island Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Island Beach are Laughing Gull (93%), Black Skimmer (91%), and Double-crested Cormorant (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (87 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,372 complete checklists from 515 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 55 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. 1Laughing Gull93%
  2. 2Black Skimmer91%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant91%
  4. 4Boat-tailed Grackle88%
  5. 5Sanderling86%
  6. 6Royal Tern77%
  7. 7Brown Pelican74%
  8. 8Willet64%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull62%
  10. 10Semipalmated Plover59%
  11. 11American Oystercatcher55%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher54%
  13. 13Palm Warbler53%
  14. 14Ruddy Turnstone51%
  15. 15Dunlin49%

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 65 species

  1. Laughing Gull90%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle88%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  4. Black Skimmer86%
  5. Ring-billed Gull84%

Spring 69 species

  1. Laughing Gull94%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle92%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  4. Brown Pelican77%
  5. Sanderling75%

Summer 54 species

  1. Laughing Gull97%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle90%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  4. Royal Tern76%
  5. Sandwich Tern67%

Fall 68 species

  1. Laughing Gull95%
  2. Black Skimmer93%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle91%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  5. Royal Tern81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

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.