WhenToBird

Birding spot · Sarasota County, Florida

Birding at Manasota Scrub Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Manasota Scrub Preserve are Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (91%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (88%), and Blue Jay (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (71 species). 140 species have been reported here across 848 complete checklists from 183 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Feb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (2 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher91%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  3. 3Blue Jay86%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler81%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal72%
  6. 6Gray Catbird70%
  7. 7Mourning Dove65%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture63%
  9. 9Palm Warbler56%
  10. 10Pine Warbler56%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker53%
  12. 12Red-shouldered Hawk53%
  13. 13Black Vulture51%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe51%
  15. 15Carolina Wren49%

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 47 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler81%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher80%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  4. Northern Cardinal76%
  5. Mourning Dove65%

Spring 64 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Blue Jay88%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  4. Mourning Dove75%
  5. Tufted Titmouse70%

Summer 44 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. Blue Jay92%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker91%
  4. Mourning Dove80%
  5. Carolina Wren75%

Fall 56 species

  1. Blue Jay97%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker94%
  3. Northern Cardinal91%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher89%
  5. Mourning Dove75%

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.