WhenToBird

Birding spot · Polk County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Morton are American Coot (96%), Anhinga (94%), and Ring-necked Duck (94%). It is busiest in fall, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (65 species). 128 species have been reported here across 1,482 complete checklists from 505 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 69 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. 1American Coot96%
  2. 2Anhinga94%
  3. 3Ring-necked Duck94%
  4. 4White Ibis93%
  5. 5Common Gallinule90%
  6. 6Palm Warbler82%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron80%
  8. 8American White Pelican78%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant74%
  10. 10Muscovy Duck74%
  11. 11Wood Stork74%
  12. 12Mallard72%
  13. 13Mute Swan63%
  14. 14Limpkin61%
  15. 15Black Swan61%

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 56 species

  1. Ring-necked Duck96%
  2. White Ibis94%
  3. American Coot94%
  4. Common Gallinule90%
  5. Anhinga89%

Spring 55 species

  1. White Ibis94%
  2. Common Gallinule86%
  3. Anhinga85%
  4. Wood Duck81%
  5. Great Blue Heron80%

Summer 45 species

  1. White Ibis95%
  2. Anhinga92%
  3. Common Gallinule92%
  4. Wood Duck88%
  5. Wood Stork88%

Fall 57 species

  1. White Ibis94%
  2. Anhinga92%
  3. Common Gallinule90%
  4. Wood Stork82%
  5. Great Blue Heron75%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Black-necked Swan26% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1444.5×
  • Coscoroba Swan11% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1411.9×
  • Black Swan66% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1051.7×
  • Mute Swan68% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 385.5×
  • Graylag Goose32% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 264.8×
  • Swan Goose20% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 193.6×
  • Ruddy Duck48% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 82.1×
  • Ring-necked Duck65% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 34.0×

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.