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Birding spot · Harris County, Texas

Birding at Cooney: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cooney are Northern Cardinal (86%), Northern Mockingbird (77%), and White-throated Sparrow (73%). It is busiest in winter, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (78 species). 179 species have been reported here across 1,201 complete checklists from 275 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJan 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 121 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 Cardinal86%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird77%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow73%
  4. 4Black Vulture71%
  5. 5Eastern Phoebe67%
  6. 6Blue Jay66%
  7. 7American Crow60%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture59%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler56%
  10. 10Northern House Wren54%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet54%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk53%
  13. 13Lincoln's Sparrow47%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
  15. 15Northern Flicker44%

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 66 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. White-throated Sparrow78%
  3. Northern Mockingbird74%
  4. American Robin69%
  5. Blue Jay68%

Spring 62 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Northern Mockingbird81%
  3. Black Vulture71%
  4. Turkey Vulture65%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk54%

Summer 55 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird86%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Black Vulture77%
  4. Mourning Dove62%
  5. Turkey Vulture57%

Fall 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Northern Mockingbird78%
  3. Black Vulture70%
  4. Blue Jay67%
  5. Turkey Vulture59%

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.