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Birding spot · Galveston County, Texas

Birding at Big Reef Nature Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Reef Nature Park are Laughing Gull (92%), Brown Pelican (88%), and Ring-billed Gull (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (93 species). 183 species have been reported here across 1,664 complete checklists from 756 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1Laughing Gull92%
  2. 2Brown Pelican88%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull87%
  4. 4Sanderling86%
  5. 5Royal Tern83%
  6. 6American Herring Gull78%
  7. 7Willet74%
  8. 8Black-bellied Plover71%
  9. 9Black Skimmer67%
  10. 10Ruddy Turnstone66%
  11. 11Forster's Tern64%
  12. 12Great-tailed Grackle64%
  13. 13Lesser Black-backed Gull60%
  14. 14Neotropic Cormorant56%
  15. 15Osprey52%

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. Laughing Gull91%
  2. Ring-billed Gull88%
  3. Brown Pelican81%
  4. Royal Tern81%
  5. Sanderling78%

Spring 77 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Royal Tern87%
  3. Brown Pelican84%
  4. Sanderling82%
  5. Black Skimmer73%

Summer 66 species

  1. Laughing Gull97%
  2. Royal Tern95%
  3. Brown Pelican92%
  4. Willet86%
  5. Sanderling77%

Fall 75 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. Brown Pelican86%
  3. Royal Tern86%
  4. Sanderling86%
  5. Willet82%

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.