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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

Birding at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park are Osprey (92%), Turkey Vulture (79%), and Brown Pelican (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 58 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (76 species). 151 species have been reported here across 1,023 complete checklists from 435 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1Osprey92%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture79%
  3. 3Brown Pelican77%
  4. 4Great Egret51%
  5. 5Royal Tern43%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron40%
  8. 8White Ibis35%
  9. 9Sanderling33%
  10. 10Belted Kingfisher32%
  11. 11Blue-gray Gnatcatcher32%
  12. 12Black Vulture28%
  13. 13American Herring Gull25%
  14. 14Laughing Gull25%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal24%

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 41 species

  1. Osprey87%
  2. Turkey Vulture80%
  3. Brown Pelican68%
  4. Ring-billed Gull57%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker54%

Spring 44 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker72%
  2. Fish Crow71%
  3. Brown Pelican70%
  4. Osprey68%
  5. Northern Cardinal66%

Summer 39 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker69%
  2. Fish Crow63%
  3. White Ibis58%
  4. Osprey57%
  5. Brown Pelican56%

Fall 58 species

  1. Osprey89%
  2. Brown Pelican67%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  4. Blue Jay53%
  5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher49%

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.