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Birding spot · Lee County, Florida

Birding at Lovers Key State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lovers Key State Park are Osprey (91%), Brown Pelican (85%), and White Ibis (81%). It is busiest in winter, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (71 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,428 complete checklists from 526 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 74 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. 1Osprey91%
  2. 2Brown Pelican85%
  3. 3White Ibis81%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant77%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture75%
  6. 6Laughing Gull70%
  7. 7Willet68%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron63%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker62%
  10. 10Snowy Egret62%
  11. 11Tricolored Heron60%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher59%
  13. 13Little Blue Heron59%
  14. 14Sandwich Tern58%
  15. 15Sanderling57%

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 63 species

  1. Osprey89%
  2. Brown Pelican84%
  3. White Ibis74%
  4. Turkey Vulture66%
  5. Laughing Gull61%

Spring 57 species

  1. Osprey90%
  2. Brown Pelican84%
  3. White Ibis73%
  4. Laughing Gull64%
  5. Northern Cardinal62%

Summer 47 species

  1. Brown Pelican88%
  2. White Ibis84%
  3. Laughing Gull83%
  4. Osprey83%
  5. Willet78%

Fall 60 species

  1. Osprey90%
  2. Brown Pelican86%
  3. White Ibis84%
  4. Laughing Gull81%
  5. Willet76%

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.