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Birding spot · Sarasota County, Florida

Birding at Nathan Benderson Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nathan Benderson Park are Palm Warbler (80%), Anhinga (79%), and Double-crested Cormorant (73%). It is busiest in winter, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (90 species). 160 species have been reported here across 1,018 complete checklists from 304 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 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. 1Palm Warbler80%
  2. 2Anhinga79%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant73%
  4. 4Boat-tailed Grackle72%
  5. 5Common Gallinule72%
  6. 6Little Blue Heron70%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron69%
  8. 8Osprey69%
  9. 9Great Egret66%
  10. 10Laughing Gull62%
  11. 11White Ibis62%
  12. 12Fish Crow58%
  13. 13American Coot56%
  14. 14Blue Jay56%
  15. 15Mourning Dove56%

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. Boat-tailed Grackle74%
  2. Common Gallinule72%
  3. Anhinga71%
  4. Palm Warbler71%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant69%

Spring 74 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle74%
  2. Laughing Gull71%
  3. Fish Crow68%
  4. Northern Mockingbird68%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant66%

Summer 61 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle84%
  2. Mourning Dove80%
  3. Anhinga78%
  4. White Ibis75%
  5. Osprey74%

Fall 75 species

  1. Anhinga81%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle76%
  3. Common Gallinule72%
  4. Little Blue Heron72%
  5. Osprey72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • Helmeted Guineafowl9.0% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 284.6×
  • Monk Parakeet50% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 26.4×
  • Forster's Tern37% of checklists here vs 4.7% statewide: 7.9×
  • Nanday Parakeet21% of checklists here vs 2.8% statewide: 7.5×
  • Caspian Tern12% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 6.6×
  • Limpkin52% of checklists here vs 8.1% statewide: 6.3×
  • American Herring Gull17% of checklists here vs 2.8% statewide: 6.1×
  • Spotted Sandpiper19% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 5.9×

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.