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Birding spot · Lee County, Florida

Birding at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge (northwest) are White Ibis (100%), Little Blue Heron (96%), and Double-crested Cormorant (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (73 species). 144 species have been reported here across 1,215 complete checklists from 515 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 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 Ibis100%
  2. 2Little Blue Heron96%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant91%
  4. 4Osprey88%
  5. 5American White Pelican86%
  6. 6Snowy Egret82%
  7. 7Willet82%
  8. 8Great Egret81%
  9. 9Tricolored Heron77%
  10. 10Reddish Egret75%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron72%
  12. 12Roseate Spoonbill70%
  13. 13Mottled Duck61%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture60%
  15. 15Anhinga58%

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 60 species

  1. White Ibis93%
  2. American White Pelican91%
  3. Little Blue Heron91%
  4. Osprey88%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant88%

Spring 63 species

  1. Osprey93%
  2. White Ibis83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant82%
  4. Little Blue Heron77%
  5. Tricolored Heron72%

Summer 45 species

  1. White Ibis91%
  2. Great Egret78%
  3. Osprey75%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  5. Little Blue Heron72%

Fall 59 species

  1. White Ibis95%
  2. Osprey88%
  3. Little Blue Heron87%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  5. Great Egret78%

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.