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Birding spot · Reeves County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Balmorhea Lake are Ring-billed Gull (86%), Great Blue Heron (84%), and American Coot (83%). It is busiest in fall, when 106 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (118 species). 253 species have been reported here across 1,496 complete checklists from 864 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 96 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 118 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsNov 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 15-21: 106 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 22-31: 101 species on 5%+ of 68 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. 1Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron84%
  3. 3American Coot83%
  4. 4Clark's Grebe83%
  5. 5Western Grebe73%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe71%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher67%
  8. 8Snow Goose67%
  9. 9American Wigeon63%
  10. 10Eared Grebe63%
  11. 11Killdeer63%
  12. 12American White Pelican61%
  13. 13American Pipit59%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant59%
  15. 15White-crowned Sparrow56%

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 100 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Great Blue Heron79%
  4. Clark's Grebe75%
  5. American White Pelican71%

Spring 100 species

  1. American Coot83%
  2. Clark's Grebe82%
  3. Killdeer76%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle73%
  5. Turkey Vulture61%

Summer 89 species

  1. Clark's Grebe91%
  2. Western Grebe79%
  3. Turkey Vulture76%
  4. Killdeer71%
  5. Barn Swallow63%

Fall 106 species

  1. Clark's Grebe84%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. Western Grebe75%
  4. American Coot71%
  5. Killdeer69%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

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.