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Birding spot · Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Birding at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge are Red-winged Blackbird (76%), Belted Kingfisher (70%), and Common Gallinule (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (81 species). 192 species have been reported here across 800 complete checklists from 488 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 221 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird76%
  2. 2Belted Kingfisher70%
  3. 3Common Gallinule68%
  4. 4Eastern Phoebe68%
  5. 5Savannah Sparrow62%
  6. 6Snowy Egret62%
  7. 7Neotropic Cormorant54%
  8. 8Great Egret49%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron43%
  10. 10Marsh Wren43%
  11. 11Boat-tailed Grackle41%
  12. 12Northern Harrier41%
  13. 13Swamp Sparrow38%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird32%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet32%

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 56 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  2. Great Egret73%
  3. Snowy Egret70%
  4. Common Gallinule68%
  5. Belted Kingfisher65%

Spring 81 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Orchard Oriole78%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle73%
  4. Eastern Kingbird69%
  5. Barn Swallow66%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 62 species

    1. Red-winged Blackbird72%
    2. Belted Kingfisher65%
    3. Boat-tailed Grackle58%
    4. Neotropic Cormorant57%
    5. Snowy Egret57%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across Louisiana.

    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.