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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 Eastern Phoebe (89%), American Crow (67%), and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (65%). It is busiest in fall, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (98 species). 204 species have been reported here across 2,172 complete checklists from 841 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 22-28: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsOct 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 51 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. 1Eastern Phoebe89%
  2. 2American Crow67%
  3. 3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher65%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker65%
  5. 5Carolina Wren64%
  6. 6Red-shouldered Hawk63%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet57%
  8. 8Palm Warbler56%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal55%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture55%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird53%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse53%
  13. 13Pileated Woodpecker51%
  14. 14Sandhill Crane48%
  15. 15Blue Jay44%

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 88 species

  1. Sandhill Crane82%
  2. Eastern Phoebe75%
  3. Red-shouldered Hawk69%
  4. Great Egret68%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker66%

Spring 86 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Carolina Wren86%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. Northern Parula84%
  5. Tufted Titmouse80%

Summer 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Carolina Wren88%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker87%
  4. Tufted Titmouse86%
  5. White-eyed Vireo80%

Fall 94 species

  1. Red-bellied Woodpecker93%
  2. Carolina Wren89%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher88%
  4. Northern Cardinal88%
  5. Tufted Titmouse87%

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.