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Birding spot · Glades County, Florida

Birding at Lake Okeechobee Sanctuaries: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Okeechobee Sanctuaries are Common Gallinule (84%), Osprey (83%), and Boat-tailed Grackle (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (83 species). 134 species have been reported here across 919 complete checklists from 148 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Common Gallinule84%
  2. 2Osprey83%
  3. 3Boat-tailed Grackle81%
  4. 4Great Egret77%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron76%
  6. 6Limpkin76%
  7. 7Turkey Vulture74%
  8. 8Tricolored Heron74%
  9. 9Western Cattle-Egret71%
  10. 10Anhinga71%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird66%
  12. 12Black Vulture65%
  13. 13Gray-headed Swamphen63%
  14. 14Snowy Egret58%
  15. 15Northern Mockingbird58%

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 69 species

  1. Great Blue Heron90%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle89%
  3. Common Gallinule88%
  4. Western Cattle-Egret87%
  5. Osprey86%

Spring 74 species

  1. Common Gallinule90%
  2. Limpkin86%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle83%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  5. Fish Crow76%

Summer 58 species

  1. Osprey92%
  2. Tricolored Heron79%
  3. Common Gallinule79%
  4. Great Egret78%
  5. Anhinga76%

Fall 0 species

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

    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.