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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Okeechobee are Anhinga (93%), Mourning Dove (88%), and White Ibis (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (87 species). 158 species have been reported here across 1,399 complete checklists from 752 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsJan 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 52 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. 1Anhinga93%
  2. 2Mourning Dove88%
  3. 3White Ibis88%
  4. 4Palm Warbler83%
  5. 5Common Gallinule81%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird81%
  7. 7Boat-tailed Grackle79%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant79%
  9. 9Great Egret79%
  10. 10Laughing Gull76%
  11. 11Loggerhead Shrike76%
  12. 12Osprey76%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron74%
  14. 14Western Cattle-Egret74%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture71%

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 76 species

  1. Palm Warbler94%
  2. Northern Mockingbird85%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle83%
  4. Common Gallinule82%
  5. Mourning Dove82%

Spring 79 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle93%
  2. Osprey90%
  3. Mourning Dove85%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  5. Northern Mockingbird83%

Summer 56 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle91%
  2. Northern Mockingbird90%
  3. Loggerhead Shrike77%
  4. Osprey77%
  5. Limpkin76%

Fall 83 species

  1. Anhinga89%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  3. Mourning Dove82%
  4. Northern Mockingbird82%
  5. White Ibis82%

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.