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Birding spot · Miami-Dade County, Florida

Birding at West Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at West Lake are Blue Jay (90%), Turkey Vulture (82%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (74 species). 132 species have been reported here across 836 complete checklists from 189 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Jun 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 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 Jay90%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture82%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird77%
  5. 5Palm Warbler77%
  6. 6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher70%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal67%
  8. 8Common Gallinule66%
  9. 9White Ibis54%
  10. 10Northern Parula49%
  11. 11Black-and-white Warbler39%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher38%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker38%
  14. 14Black-throated Blue Warbler34%
  15. 15Eastern Phoebe33%

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 58 species

  1. Turkey Vulture86%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher75%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  4. Blue Jay72%
  5. Palm Warbler66%

Spring 50 species

  1. Blue Jay90%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  3. Northern Cardinal86%
  4. Northern Mockingbird69%
  5. Turkey Vulture50%

Summer 46 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  3. Northern Cardinal81%
  4. Northern Mockingbird71%
  5. White Ibis48%

Fall 65 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker90%
  3. Northern Mockingbird82%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher80%
  5. Northern Cardinal76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Florida.

  • White-eyed Parakeet11% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 114.0×
  • Orange-winged Amazon7.7% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 47.6×
  • Broad-winged Hawk7.3% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 19.2×
  • Louisiana Waterthrush6.1% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 17.6×
  • Spot-breasted Oriole5.4% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 14.5×
  • Worm-eating Warbler9.3% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 10.7×
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler23% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 10.5×
  • Magnolia Warbler6.5% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 7.0×

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.