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Birding spot · Brevard County, Florida

Birding at Rotary Park-Merritt Island: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rotary Park-Merritt Island are Gray Catbird (89%), Blue Jay (86%), and Palm Warbler (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (77 species). 136 species have been reported here across 942 complete checklists from 175 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Gray Catbird89%
  2. 2Blue Jay86%
  3. 3Palm Warbler80%
  4. 4Osprey71%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  7. 7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher69%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal66%
  9. 9Common Grackle63%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird63%
  11. 11Red-shouldered Hawk60%
  12. 12Fish Crow57%
  13. 13Eastern Phoebe54%
  14. 14Mourning Dove49%
  15. 15Black-and-white Warbler46%

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 60 species

  1. Northern Cardinal75%
  2. Osprey74%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler74%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  5. Gray Catbird70%

Spring 59 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Blue Jay75%
  3. Osprey74%
  4. White Ibis72%
  5. Fish Crow71%

Summer 47 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Blue Jay89%
  3. Osprey89%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  5. Northern Mockingbird84%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  3. Northern Cardinal86%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher76%
  5. Fish Crow61%

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.