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Birding spot · Lee County, Florida

Birding at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve are Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (89%), Anhinga (86%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (66 species). 168 species have been reported here across 6,250 complete checklists from 1,811 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 205 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 184 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 324 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsFeb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 250 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 205 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 339 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 263 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsDec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 199 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. 1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher89%
  2. 2Anhinga86%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker85%
  4. 4White Ibis79%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant75%
  6. 6Palm Warbler64%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse61%
  8. 8Pileated Woodpecker59%
  9. 9Black-and-white Warbler58%
  10. 10Blue Jay57%
  11. 11Gray Catbird55%
  12. 12Common Grackle54%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron52%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe52%
  15. 15Red-shouldered Hawk52%

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

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.