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Birding spot · Miami-Dade County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Hammock Lake are Red-bellied Woodpecker (85%), Turkey Vulture (79%), and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (84 species). 183 species have been reported here across 1,766 complete checklists from 923 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMay 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 99 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. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture79%
  3. 3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher77%
  4. 4Blue Jay76%
  5. 5Palm Warbler74%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal73%
  7. 7Gray Catbird64%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird57%
  9. 9White Ibis51%
  10. 10Black-and-white Warbler50%
  11. 11Northern Parula45%
  12. 12Eastern Phoebe42%
  13. 13Prairie Warbler42%
  14. 14Fish Crow39%
  15. 15American Kestrel37%

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 66 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  2. Turkey Vulture74%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher72%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler56%
  5. Northern Cardinal55%

Spring 54 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  2. Northern Cardinal79%
  3. Fish Crow58%
  4. Blue Jay54%
  5. European Starling52%

Summer 46 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  2. Northern Cardinal77%
  3. Blue Jay57%
  4. Mourning Dove52%
  5. White Ibis46%

Fall 68 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher80%
  3. Blue Jay80%
  4. Northern Cardinal80%
  5. Northern Mockingbird57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Common Hill Myna12% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 495.8×
  • Orange-winged Amazon28% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 175.5×
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet19% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 78.4×
  • Blue-and-yellow Macaw5.2% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 61.5×
  • Red-masked Parakeet11% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 55.1×
  • Indian Peafowl7.9% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 13.0×
  • Black-throated Green Warbler8.2% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 12.6×
  • Eastern Screech-Owl6.8% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 10.3×

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.