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Birding spot · Leon County, Florida

Birding at Lake Elberta Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Elberta Park are Double-crested Cormorant (90%), Pied-billed Grebe (87%), and Great Egret (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late November (87 species). 173 species have been reported here across 2,091 complete checklists from 682 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsFeb 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsNov 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsDec 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 139 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant90%
  2. 2Pied-billed Grebe87%
  3. 3Great Egret87%
  4. 4Palm Warbler82%
  5. 5Northern Mockingbird79%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron77%
  7. 7Eastern Phoebe77%
  8. 8Canada Goose76%
  9. 9Anhinga76%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler75%
  11. 11Snowy Egret69%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull68%
  13. 13Blue Jay66%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal64%

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 84 species

  1. Great Egret91%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant91%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe82%

Spring 78 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Northern Mockingbird88%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  4. Laughing Gull86%
  5. Common Grackle78%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird98%
  2. Anhinga91%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  4. Northern Cardinal81%
  5. Snowy Egret78%

Fall 90 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. Northern Mockingbird84%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe77%
  5. Great Blue Heron76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • White Wagtail16% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 819.6×
  • Couch's Kingbird7.6% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 708.5×
  • Bufflehead45% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 38.3×
  • Canada Goose82% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 37.0×
  • Greater Scaup7.3% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 32.5×
  • Ruddy Duck19% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 31.9×
  • Song Sparrow22% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 26.3×
  • Redhead15% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 22.8×

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.