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Birding spot · Alachua County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (southeast) are Eastern Phoebe (96%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (94%), and Turkey Vulture (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 114 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (120 species). 203 species have been reported here across 1,127 complete checklists from 449 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 105 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 102 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 120 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Apr 22-30: 106 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 104 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 22-31: 101 species on 5%+ of 54 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 Phoebe96%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  3. 3Turkey Vulture93%
  4. 4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher89%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal89%
  6. 6Northern House Wren88%
  7. 7Palm Warbler87%
  8. 8Red-shouldered Hawk85%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet84%
  10. 10Sandhill Crane84%
  11. 11Carolina Wren83%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat77%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird77%
  14. 14American Crow76%
  15. 15Gray Catbird76%

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 106 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  2. Sandhill Crane92%
  3. Eastern Phoebe89%
  4. Turkey Vulture88%
  5. Northern Cardinal87%

Spring 114 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  3. Northern Parula85%
  4. White-eyed Vireo84%
  5. Turkey Vulture83%

Summer 86 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. White-eyed Vireo95%
  3. Carolina Wren88%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  5. Northern Parula79%

Fall 109 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher89%
  3. Turkey Vulture89%
  4. Carolina Wren86%
  5. Red-shouldered Hawk83%

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.