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Birding spot · St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Birding at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge are Swamp Sparrow (72%), Great Egret (70%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (68%). It is busiest in fall, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (80 species). 179 species have been reported here across 1,492 complete checklists from 781 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 63 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. 1Swamp Sparrow72%
  2. 2Great Egret70%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler68%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird64%
  5. 5Gray Catbird59%
  6. 6Brown-headed Nuthatch57%
  7. 7Eastern Phoebe55%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker55%
  9. 9Blue Jay53%
  10. 10American Crow52%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher50%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal47%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker46%
  14. 14Red-cockaded Woodpecker45%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet41%

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 63 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler80%
  2. Great Egret76%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird62%
  4. Brown-headed Nuthatch59%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker56%

Spring 69 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  2. Red-cockaded Woodpecker70%
  3. Blue Jay67%
  4. Northern Cardinal64%
  5. Brown-headed Nuthatch63%

Summer 64 species

  1. Great Egret72%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  3. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck68%
  4. Eastern Kingbird68%
  5. Blue Jay67%

Fall 71 species

  1. Great Egret72%
  2. Brown-headed Nuthatch68%
  3. Blue Jay68%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird67%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

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.