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Birding spot · Pinellas County, Florida

Birding at Saint Jean Key: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Saint Jean Key are Osprey (85%), Brown Pelican (81%), and Laughing Gull (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (99 species). 282 species have been reported here across 11,623 complete checklists from 3,042 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsJan 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 308 checklistsFeb 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 237 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 239 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 252 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 220 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 247 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 237 checklistsMar 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 459 checklistsApr 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 471 checklistsApr 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 877 checklistsApr 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 1039 checklistsApr 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 1081 checklistsMay 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 377 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 281 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsSep 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsOct 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 247 checklistsOct 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 240 checklistsOct 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 261 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsNov 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsNov 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 295 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. 1Osprey85%
  2. 2Brown Pelican81%
  3. 3Laughing Gull73%
  4. 4Willet66%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant64%
  6. 6Black-bellied Plover63%
  7. 7Sanderling63%
  8. 8Palm Warbler62%
  9. 9Great Egret61%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird60%
  11. 11Ruddy Turnstone58%
  12. 12Snowy Egret58%
  13. 13Sandwich Tern58%
  14. 14Royal Tern56%
  15. 15Loggerhead Shrike54%

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 72 species

  1. Osprey84%
  2. Brown Pelican77%
  3. Laughing Gull74%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant61%
  5. Ring-billed Gull61%

Spring 95 species

  1. Osprey81%
  2. Laughing Gull77%
  3. Fish Crow70%
  4. Brown Pelican69%
  5. Northern Cardinal65%

Summer 65 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Brown Pelican84%
  3. Osprey82%
  4. Willet78%
  5. White Ibis75%

Fall 88 species

  1. Osprey79%
  2. Brown Pelican79%
  3. Laughing Gull73%
  4. Willet67%
  5. Great Egret64%

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.