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Birding spot · Lee County, Florida

Birding at San Carlos Bay - Bunche Beach Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Carlos Bay - Bunche Beach Preserve are Brown Pelican (92%), Black-bellied Plover (83%), and Sanderling (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (76 species). 178 species have been reported here across 4,331 complete checklists from 1,570 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 203 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 309 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsMar 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 163 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. 1Brown Pelican92%
  2. 2Black-bellied Plover83%
  3. 3Sanderling81%
  4. 4White Ibis80%
  5. 5Little Blue Heron78%
  6. 6Dunlin78%
  7. 7Willet77%
  8. 8Osprey76%
  9. 9Piping Plover76%
  10. 10Laughing Gull75%
  11. 11Semipalmated Plover74%
  12. 12Reddish Egret71%
  13. 13Western Sandpiper71%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant66%
  15. 15Short-billed Dowitcher64%

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 64 species

  1. Brown Pelican89%
  2. Sanderling74%
  3. Black-bellied Plover73%
  4. Laughing Gull73%
  5. Ring-billed Gull69%

Spring 64 species

  1. Brown Pelican83%
  2. Willet82%
  3. Sanderling80%
  4. Laughing Gull76%
  5. Black-bellied Plover75%

Summer 59 species

  1. Brown Pelican84%
  2. Laughing Gull80%
  3. Willet79%
  4. White Ibis79%
  5. Tricolored Heron71%

Fall 67 species

  1. Brown Pelican91%
  2. Black-bellied Plover85%
  3. Sanderling84%
  4. Willet84%
  5. Laughing Gull81%

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.