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Birding spot · Collier County, Florida

Birding at Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge are Common Gallinule (97%), Great Egret (89%), and American Coot (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (67 species). 179 species have been reported here across 2,746 complete checklists from 1,093 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 125 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. 1Common Gallinule97%
  2. 2Great Egret89%
  3. 3American Coot83%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron83%
  5. 5Anhinga82%
  6. 6Little Blue Heron79%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe79%
  8. 8Belted Kingfisher78%
  9. 9Blue-winged Teal76%
  10. 10Palm Warbler68%
  11. 11Tricolored Heron67%
  12. 12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher65%
  13. 13Wood Stork60%
  14. 14Green Heron60%
  15. 15White Ibis56%

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 57 species

  1. Great Egret96%
  2. Great Blue Heron94%
  3. Common Gallinule94%
  4. Little Blue Heron93%
  5. Anhinga92%

Spring 63 species

  1. Common Gallinule90%
  2. Great Egret86%
  3. Tricolored Heron82%
  4. Green Heron81%
  5. Great Blue Heron79%

Summer 46 species

  1. Green Heron84%
  2. Common Gallinule78%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  4. Tricolored Heron65%
  5. Great Egret63%

Fall 55 species

  1. Common Gallinule92%
  2. Great Egret86%
  3. Anhinga82%
  4. Belted Kingfisher78%
  5. Great Blue Heron75%

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.