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Birding spot · Highlands County, Florida

Birding at Highlands Hammock State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Highlands Hammock State Park are Red-bellied Woodpecker (70%), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (64%), and Eastern Phoebe (52%). It is busiest in spring, when 48 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (64 species). 118 species have been reported here across 1,093 complete checklists from 352 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 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 Woodpecker70%
  2. 2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher64%
  3. 3Eastern Phoebe52%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture45%
  5. 5Carolina Wren42%
  6. 6Red-shouldered Hawk36%
  7. 7Great Crested Flycatcher33%
  8. 8Black Vulture31%
  9. 9Gray Catbird30%
  10. 10Tufted Titmouse30%
  11. 11Palm Warbler28%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker27%
  13. 13Pileated Woodpecker25%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
  15. 15Pine Warbler22%

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 47 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher57%
  3. Turkey Vulture53%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler47%
  5. Carolina Wren46%

Spring 48 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%
  2. Northern Parula72%
  3. Northern Cardinal66%
  4. Carolina Wren65%
  5. Great Crested Flycatcher62%

Summer 43 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  2. Carolina Wren68%
  3. Northern Cardinal62%
  4. Tufted Titmouse59%
  5. Northern Parula57%

Fall 43 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher71%
  3. Carolina Wren56%
  4. Downy Woodpecker46%
  5. Tufted Titmouse45%

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.