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Birding spot · Miami-Dade County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Catalina are Turkey Vulture (87%), Boat-tailed Grackle (86%), and Muscovy Duck (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (79 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,015 complete checklists from 453 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 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. 1Turkey Vulture87%
  2. 2Boat-tailed Grackle86%
  3. 3Muscovy Duck86%
  4. 4Common Gallinule81%
  5. 5Egyptian Goose80%
  6. 6White Ibis77%
  7. 7Palm Warbler73%
  8. 8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher71%
  9. 9Great Egret71%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird71%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe71%
  12. 12Anhinga66%
  13. 13Blue Jay64%
  14. 14American Coot61%
  15. 15Eurasian Collared-Dove59%

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 61 species

  1. Muscovy Duck93%
  2. Turkey Vulture87%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle87%
  4. Common Gallinule80%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe69%

Spring 58 species

  1. Muscovy Duck91%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle88%
  3. European Starling78%
  4. Common Gallinule78%
  5. Egyptian Goose76%

Summer 49 species

  1. Muscovy Duck91%
  2. Egyptian Goose83%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  4. Common Gallinule82%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove74%

Fall 70 species

  1. Muscovy Duck84%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher81%
  4. Northern Mockingbird79%
  5. Common Gallinule77%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet23% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 95.7×
  • Orange-winged Amazon10% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 61.9×
  • Red-masked Parakeet11% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 53.7×
  • Mitred Parakeet9.3% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 36.9×
  • Egyptian Goose74% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 36.1×
  • Red Junglefowl14% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 24.4×
  • Muscovy Duck89% of checklists here vs 5.5% statewide: 16.3×
  • Monk Parakeet22% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 11.4×

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.