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Birding spot · Sarasota County, Florida

Birding at Oscar Scherer State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Oscar Scherer State Park are Blue Jay (81%), Red-bellied Woodpecker (78%), and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (76 species). 175 species have been reported here across 2,601 complete checklists from 1,261 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 126 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 Jay81%
  2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  3. 3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher77%
  4. 4Gray Catbird71%
  5. 5Northern Mockingbird71%
  6. 6Palm Warbler70%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal63%
  8. 8Mourning Dove62%
  9. 9Florida Scrub-Jay55%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler55%
  11. 11Bald Eagle55%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture54%
  13. 13Red-shouldered Hawk49%
  14. 14Common Grackle40%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%

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 59 species

  1. Blue Jay78%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker77%
  3. Northern Cardinal74%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler74%
  5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher69%

Spring 63 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Blue Jay82%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker76%
  4. Mourning Dove73%
  5. Florida Scrub-Jay64%

Summer 59 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  3. Mourning Dove82%
  4. Blue Jay79%
  5. Northern Mockingbird70%

Fall 67 species

  1. Blue Jay88%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher77%
  4. Northern Mockingbird77%
  5. Northern Cardinal70%

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.