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Birding spot · Lee County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge are Little Blue Heron (79%), Tricolored Heron (74%), and Palm Warbler (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (72 species). 188 species have been reported here across 3,251 complete checklists from 1,185 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 203 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 177 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. 1Little Blue Heron79%
  2. 2Tricolored Heron74%
  3. 3Palm Warbler71%
  4. 4Anhinga71%
  5. 5Gray Catbird71%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher68%
  7. 7White Ibis66%
  8. 8Great Egret63%
  9. 9Pied-billed Grebe63%
  10. 10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher55%
  11. 11Common Gallinule53%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  13. 13Eastern Phoebe49%
  14. 14Osprey46%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture45%

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 52 species

  1. Little Blue Heron76%
  2. Tricolored Heron76%
  3. White Ibis68%
  4. Anhinga67%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe66%

Spring 60 species

  1. Tricolored Heron78%
  2. Great Egret75%
  3. Little Blue Heron75%
  4. Fish Crow68%
  5. Common Gallinule66%

Summer 42 species

  1. Northern Cardinal75%
  2. Mourning Dove70%
  3. Tricolored Heron68%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  5. Green Heron61%

Fall 60 species

  1. Little Blue Heron70%
  2. Tricolored Heron70%
  3. Anhinga66%
  4. Belted Kingfisher66%
  5. White Ibis65%

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.