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Birding spot · Alachua County, Florida

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park are Common Gallinule (96%), Great Blue Heron (96%), and Anhinga (94%). It is busiest in winter, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (104 species). 239 species have been reported here across 12,716 complete checklists from 3,264 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 533 checklistsJan 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 398 checklistsJan 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 387 checklistsJan 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 445 checklistsFeb 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 383 checklistsFeb 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 387 checklistsFeb 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 395 checklistsFeb 22-28: 94 species on 5%+ of 408 checklistsMar 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 326 checklistsMar 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsMar 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsMar 22-31: 99 species on 5%+ of 411 checklistsApr 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 280 checklistsApr 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 306 checklistsApr 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 401 checklistsApr 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 434 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 278 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 271 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 167 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 242 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 289 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 183 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsSep 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsOct 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 181 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsOct 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 392 checklistsNov 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsNov 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 258 checklistsNov 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 296 checklistsNov 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 430 checklistsDec 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsDec 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 242 checklistsDec 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 300 checklistsDec 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 467 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. 1Common Gallinule96%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron96%
  3. 3Anhinga94%
  4. 4Little Blue Heron92%
  5. 5Great Egret92%
  6. 6American Coot90%
  7. 7Palm Warbler89%
  8. 8Red-winged Blackbird88%
  9. 9Eastern Phoebe88%
  10. 10White Ibis87%
  11. 11Tricolored Heron87%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant83%
  13. 13Snowy Egret81%
  14. 14Blue-winged Teal74%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe74%

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 100 species

  1. Common Gallinule94%
  2. Great Blue Heron94%
  3. Anhinga93%
  4. American Coot92%
  5. Great Egret90%

Spring 95 species

  1. Great Blue Heron95%
  2. Common Gallinule95%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  4. Anhinga92%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle90%

Summer 64 species

  1. Great Blue Heron96%
  2. Common Gallinule96%
  3. Anhinga93%
  4. Great Egret90%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird89%

Fall 95 species

  1. Common Gallinule95%
  2. Great Blue Heron95%
  3. Anhinga92%
  4. Little Blue Heron91%
  5. Great Egret90%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • King Rail12% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 29.1×
  • American Bittern20% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 28.7×
  • Virginia Rail5.9% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 27.0×
  • Sora32% of checklists here vs 1.3% statewide: 24.5×
  • Snail Kite26% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 23.1×
  • Marsh Wren28% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 19.8×
  • Least Bittern23% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 19.4×
  • Bobolink7.4% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 17.1×

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.