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Birding spot · Volusia County, Florida

Birding at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge are Anhinga (86%), Gray Catbird (83%), and Great Egret (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (105 species). 215 species have been reported here across 1,818 complete checklists from 432 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsFeb 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 22-28: 93 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 86 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. 1Anhinga86%
  2. 2Gray Catbird83%
  3. 3Great Egret82%
  4. 4Red-shouldered Hawk82%
  5. 5Red-winged Blackbird82%
  6. 6Swamp Sparrow82%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron81%
  8. 8Little Blue Heron81%
  9. 9Sandhill Crane79%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  11. 11Palm Warbler78%
  12. 12Boat-tailed Grackle77%
  13. 13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher74%
  14. 14American Coot72%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher72%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

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.