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Birding spot · Brewster County, Texas

Birding at Big Bend National Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Bend National Park are Northern Mockingbird (74%), Pyrrhuloxia (60%), and Ladder-backed Woodpecker (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (58 species). 163 species have been reported here across 1,588 complete checklists from 1,010 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Northern Mockingbird74%
  2. 2Pyrrhuloxia60%
  3. 3Ladder-backed Woodpecker51%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow49%
  5. 5Verdin48%
  6. 6House Finch47%
  7. 7Rock Wren42%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet42%
  9. 9White-winged Dove40%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler37%
  11. 11Scaled Quail36%
  12. 12Common Raven34%
  13. 13Curve-billed Thrasher33%
  14. 14Black-tailed Gnatcatcher32%
  15. 15Black-throated Sparrow29%

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 35 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow58%
  2. Northern Mockingbird54%
  3. House Finch45%
  4. Ladder-backed Woodpecker35%
  5. Verdin33%

Spring 53 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird75%
  2. White-winged Dove68%
  3. Bell's Vireo59%
  4. Ladder-backed Woodpecker49%
  5. Pyrrhuloxia42%

Summer 32 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird79%
  2. White-winged Dove79%
  3. Bell's Vireo57%
  4. Pyrrhuloxia54%
  5. Turkey Vulture52%

Fall 41 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird78%
  2. White-winged Dove57%
  3. Pyrrhuloxia52%
  4. Ladder-backed Woodpecker43%
  5. Verdin37%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

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.