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Birding spot · El Paso County, Texas

Birding at Ascarate Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ascarate Park are American Coot (99%), Great-tailed Grackle (94%), and American Wigeon (92%). It is busiest in fall, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (87 species). 177 species have been reported here across 1,138 complete checklists from 527 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 69 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. 1American Coot99%
  2. 2Great-tailed Grackle94%
  3. 3American Wigeon92%
  4. 4Rock Pigeon90%
  5. 5Ruddy Duck86%
  6. 6Lesser Scaup85%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe84%
  8. 8Mallard74%
  9. 9White-winged Dove72%
  10. 10House Sparrow69%
  11. 11Eurasian Collared-Dove67%
  12. 12Ring-necked Duck67%
  13. 13Mourning Dove66%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler66%
  15. 15Canada Goose62%

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 69 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle95%
  3. Rock Pigeon91%
  4. American Wigeon91%
  5. Ruddy Duck88%

Spring 76 species

  1. American Coot94%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle92%
  3. Rock Pigeon83%
  4. White-winged Dove80%
  5. House Sparrow77%

Summer 54 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle92%
  3. Rock Pigeon86%
  4. White-winged Dove81%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove72%

Fall 78 species

  1. American Coot97%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle96%
  3. Rock Pigeon88%
  4. White-winged Dove74%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Common Merganser14% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 186.7×
  • Burrowing Owl35% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 120.3×
  • Graylag Goose15% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 101.2×
  • Mexican Duck41% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 96.7×
  • Western Grebe7.1% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 71.4×
  • Swan Goose11% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 57.2×
  • Brewer's Blackbird41% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 45.6×
  • Greater Scaup7.7% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 36.1×

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.