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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

Birding at Snook Islands Natural Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Snook Islands Natural Area are Osprey (87%), Rock Pigeon (87%), and Laughing Gull (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (70 species). 148 species have been reported here across 2,258 complete checklists from 423 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 97 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. 1Osprey87%
  2. 2Rock Pigeon87%
  3. 3Laughing Gull84%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron83%
  5. 5Brown Pelican82%
  6. 6White Ibis82%
  7. 7Great Egret82%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture78%
  9. 9Spotted Sandpiper74%
  10. 10Fish Crow72%
  11. 11American Oystercatcher67%
  12. 12Little Blue Heron65%
  13. 13Boat-tailed Grackle62%
  14. 14Ruddy Turnstone62%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher59%

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 56 species

  1. Rock Pigeon90%
  2. Brown Pelican86%
  3. Turkey Vulture79%
  4. Great Blue Heron79%
  5. Osprey78%

Spring 52 species

  1. Rock Pigeon85%
  2. American Oystercatcher84%
  3. Fish Crow79%
  4. Brown Pelican72%
  5. White Ibis66%

Summer 49 species

  1. Rock Pigeon89%
  2. White Ibis86%
  3. Fish Crow81%
  4. American Oystercatcher79%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle67%

Fall 61 species

  1. Rock Pigeon85%
  2. White Ibis83%
  3. Laughing Gull82%
  4. Osprey82%
  5. Great Blue Heron74%

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.