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Birding spot · Palm Beach County, Florida

Birding at Wellington Environmental Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wellington Environmental Preserve are Common Gallinule (94%), Gray-headed Swamphen (93%), and Great Egret (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (101 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,199 complete checklists from 472 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 70 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 Gallinule94%
  2. 2Gray-headed Swamphen93%
  3. 3Great Egret91%
  4. 4Palm Warbler89%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron88%
  6. 6American Coot87%
  7. 7Little Blue Heron87%
  8. 8Loggerhead Shrike86%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird86%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture84%
  11. 11Anhinga82%
  12. 12Eastern Phoebe82%
  13. 13Tricolored Heron79%
  14. 14Blue Jay76%
  15. 15Boat-tailed Grackle76%

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 82 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Common Gallinule94%
  3. Great Egret92%
  4. Gray-headed Swamphen92%
  5. Great Blue Heron91%

Spring 78 species

  1. Common Gallinule95%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle93%
  3. Limpkin91%
  4. Northern Mockingbird87%
  5. Gray-headed Swamphen87%

Summer 61 species

  1. Great Egret85%
  2. Common Gallinule82%
  3. Gray-headed Swamphen82%
  4. Northern Mockingbird82%
  5. Loggerhead Shrike81%

Fall 85 species

  1. Common Gallinule92%
  2. Great Egret90%
  3. Northern Mockingbird88%
  4. Gray-headed Swamphen87%
  5. Great Blue Heron83%

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.