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Birding spot · Alachua County, Florida

Birding at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (south): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (south) are Great Blue Heron (82%), Great Egret (78%), and Double-crested Cormorant (69%). It is busiest in winter, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (61 species). 157 species have been reported here across 2,092 complete checklists from 936 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 76 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. 1Great Blue Heron82%
  2. 2Great Egret78%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant69%
  4. 4Boat-tailed Grackle68%
  5. 5Anhinga66%
  6. 6Limpkin65%
  7. 7Red-winged Blackbird65%
  8. 8Snail Kite64%
  9. 9Snowy Egret59%
  10. 10White Ibis58%
  11. 11Osprey57%
  12. 12Tricolored Heron55%
  13. 13Wood Stork51%
  14. 14Common Gallinule48%
  15. 15Glossy Ibis48%

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 52 species

  1. Great Blue Heron75%
  2. Anhinga73%
  3. Great Egret69%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle68%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant68%

Spring 52 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle90%
  2. Anhinga84%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird80%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant70%
  5. Great Egret68%

Summer 40 species

  1. Anhinga86%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle83%
  3. Great Blue Heron83%
  4. Limpkin82%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird80%

Fall 51 species

  1. Great Blue Heron74%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle72%
  3. Great Egret70%
  4. Limpkin67%
  5. Anhinga66%

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.