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Birding spot · Comal County, Texas

Birding at Comal Springs: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Comal Springs are Pied-billed Grebe (83%), Black Vulture (79%), and Great-tailed Grackle (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (83 species). 191 species have been reported here across 1,726 complete checklists from 578 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 59 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. 1Pied-billed Grebe83%
  2. 2Black Vulture79%
  3. 3Great-tailed Grackle78%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant74%
  5. 5Belted Kingfisher70%
  6. 6Carolina Wren69%
  7. 7Mallard69%
  8. 8Eastern Phoebe66%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal61%
  10. 10Egyptian Goose59%
  11. 11Great Egret55%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture55%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee53%
  14. 14Yellow-crowned Night Heron51%
  15. 15American Coot44%

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 63 species

  1. Black Vulture82%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe78%
  3. Lesser Scaup75%
  4. Egyptian Goose69%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant64%

Spring 70 species

  1. Wood Duck79%
  2. Northern Cardinal77%
  3. Carolina Wren69%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle67%
  5. Yellow-crowned Night Heron66%

Summer 60 species

  1. Wood Duck78%
  2. Yellow-crowned Night Heron77%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle75%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. Green Heron73%

Fall 57 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle82%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe73%
  3. Carolina Wren72%
  4. Black Vulture72%
  5. Eastern Phoebe70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Egyptian Goose64% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 44.4×
  • Graylag Goose5.3% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 36.5×
  • Swan Goose6.5% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 33.8×
  • Wood Duck66% of checklists here vs 2.6% statewide: 25.7×
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron65% of checklists here vs 4.8% statewide: 13.6×
  • Muscovy Duck28% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 12.8×
  • Lesser Scaup36% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 10.6×
  • Mallard61% of checklists here vs 8.0% statewide: 7.6×

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.