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Birding spot · East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Birding at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center are Blue Jay (92%), Carolina Chickadee (90%), and Northern Cardinal (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (68 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,310 complete checklists from 414 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 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 Jay92%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee90%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal90%
  4. 4Carolina Wren88%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker82%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird76%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker71%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  9. 9Northern Flicker61%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird61%
  11. 11Eastern Phoebe53%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler49%
  13. 13Brown Thrasher48%
  14. 14Mourning Dove47%
  15. 15Tufted Titmouse46%

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

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.