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Birding spot · Sarasota County, Florida

Birding at Lido Key: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lido Key are Laughing Gull (86%), Brown Pelican (84%), and Sanderling (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (87 species). 179 species have been reported here across 1,322 complete checklists from 350 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 41 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. 1Laughing Gull86%
  2. 2Brown Pelican84%
  3. 3Sanderling84%
  4. 4Black-bellied Plover80%
  5. 5Royal Tern79%
  6. 6Osprey73%
  7. 7Sandwich Tern73%
  8. 8Willet73%
  9. 9Palm Warbler63%
  10. 10Lesser Black-backed Gull59%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird59%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker56%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant54%
  14. 14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher53%
  15. 15Ruddy Turnstone53%

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 60 species

  1. Brown Pelican86%
  2. Royal Tern84%
  3. Laughing Gull83%
  4. Ring-billed Gull82%
  5. Sanderling79%

Spring 73 species

  1. Laughing Gull87%
  2. Fish Crow86%
  3. Royal Tern83%
  4. Brown Pelican81%
  5. Mourning Dove80%

Summer 52 species

  1. Black Skimmer96%
  2. Laughing Gull96%
  3. Royal Tern93%
  4. Sandwich Tern90%
  5. Willet80%

Fall 72 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Sanderling90%
  3. Royal Tern88%
  4. Sandwich Tern87%
  5. Brown Pelican87%

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.