WhenToBird

Birding spot · Galveston County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Clark Lake are Northern Cardinal (71%), Blue Jay (70%), and Eastern Phoebe (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (82 species). 268 species have been reported here across 8,115 complete checklists from 3,202 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 460 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 1186 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 2104 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 2254 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 482 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 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 Cardinal71%
  2. 2Blue Jay70%
  3. 3Eastern Phoebe64%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird63%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  6. 6Ruby-crowned Kinglet60%
  7. 7Northern House Wren59%
  8. 8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher51%
  9. 9Gray Catbird49%
  10. 10Great-tailed Grackle48%
  11. 11Orange-crowned Warbler43%
  12. 12Carolina Wren37%
  13. 13Black Vulture32%
  14. 14Swamp Sparrow31%
  15. 15Hermit Thrush29%

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

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.