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Birding spot · Indian River County, Florida

Birding at Sebastian Inlet State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sebastian Inlet State Park are Brown Pelican (94%), Osprey (92%), and Snowy Egret (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (85 species). 205 species have been reported here across 2,023 complete checklists from 623 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 77 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 Pelican94%
  2. 2Osprey92%
  3. 3Snowy Egret84%
  4. 4Great Egret83%
  5. 5Royal Tern83%
  6. 6Wood Stork82%
  7. 7Laughing Gull80%
  8. 8Ruddy Turnstone75%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant74%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron74%
  11. 11White Ibis65%
  12. 12Sanderling63%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture62%
  14. 14Little Blue Heron52%
  15. 15Willet50%

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 50 species

  1. Brown Pelican93%
  2. Royal Tern86%
  3. Osprey85%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant77%
  5. Ruddy Turnstone77%

Spring 70 species

  1. Brown Pelican90%
  2. Royal Tern86%
  3. Osprey77%
  4. Fish Crow76%
  5. Laughing Gull70%

Summer 46 species

  1. Brown Pelican91%
  2. Royal Tern85%
  3. Osprey82%
  4. Laughing Gull75%
  5. Fish Crow71%

Fall 69 species

  1. Osprey88%
  2. Brown Pelican85%
  3. Laughing Gull82%
  4. Wood Stork79%
  5. Royal Tern77%

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.