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Birding spot · Harris County, Texas

Birding at Deputy Darren Goforth Park & Dog Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Deputy Darren Goforth Park & Dog Park are American Coot (96%), Ruddy Duck (89%), and Mallard (83%). It is busiest in winter, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (79 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,385 complete checklists from 234 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 66 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (7 checklists)May 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 63 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. 1American Coot96%
  2. 2Ruddy Duck89%
  3. 3Mallard83%
  4. 4Great-tailed Grackle82%
  5. 5Great Egret78%
  6. 6Killdeer74%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron73%
  8. 8Snowy Egret72%
  9. 9White Ibis72%
  10. 10Blue Jay70%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe67%
  12. 12Northern Mockingbird65%
  13. 13Mourning Dove64%
  14. 14Loggerhead Shrike62%
  15. 15European Starling60%

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 67 species

  1. American Coot97%
  2. Ruddy Duck92%
  3. Mallard89%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle87%
  5. Great Egret79%

Spring 63 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle85%
  3. Northern Mockingbird84%
  4. American Coot77%
  5. Killdeer77%

Summer 55 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle93%
  2. Snowy Egret92%
  3. Mourning Dove91%
  4. Northern Mockingbird89%
  5. Killdeer86%

Fall 65 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle84%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Great Egret81%
  4. Snowy Egret80%
  5. American Coot79%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Horned Grebe6.8% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 48.0×
  • Ruddy Duck64% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 22.1×
  • Egyptian Goose20% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 13.6×
  • Monk Parakeet13% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 13.2×
  • Mallard87% of checklists here vs 8.0% statewide: 10.8×
  • Lesser Scaup36% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 10.7×
  • Loggerhead Shrike65% of checklists here vs 6.8% statewide: 9.6×
  • Eared Grebe6.2% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 9.4×

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.