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Birding spot · Alachua County, Florida

Birding at Watermelon Pond Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Watermelon Pond Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area are Eastern Phoebe (94%), American Crow (91%), and Palm Warbler (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (89 species). 148 species have been reported here across 891 complete checklists from 252 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Eastern Phoebe94%
  2. 2American Crow91%
  3. 3Palm Warbler91%
  4. 4American Kestrel83%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird76%
  7. 7Northern House Wren76%
  8. 8Mourning Dove67%
  9. 9Carolina Chickadee61%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal61%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse61%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet59%
  13. 13Blue Jay57%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker57%
  15. 15Eastern Towhee57%

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 72 species

  1. American Crow80%
  2. Palm Warbler80%
  3. Eastern Phoebe78%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Mourning Dove73%

Spring 85 species

  1. American Crow86%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Mourning Dove82%
  4. Eastern Bluebird81%
  5. Tufted Titmouse77%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mourning Dove83%
  2. Red-headed Woodpecker81%
  3. Eastern Bluebird78%
  4. American Crow77%
  5. Northern Cardinal77%

Fall 91 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker83%
  3. American Kestrel78%
  4. Mourning Dove76%
  5. Blue Jay71%

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.