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Birding spot · Cameron County, Texas

Birding at Fort Brown Resaca: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Brown Resaca are Great Kiskadee (85%), Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (82%), and Golden-fronted Woodpecker (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 102 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (113 species). 249 species have been reported here across 4,001 complete checklists from 2,186 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 297 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 338 checklistsJan 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 226 checklistsJan 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 304 checklistsFeb 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsFeb 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsFeb 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 227 checklistsFeb 22-28: 84 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsMar 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsMar 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMar 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsMar 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsApr 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 22-30: 112 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 113 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 113 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsNov 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsNov 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsDec 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 246 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. 1Great Kiskadee85%
  2. 2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck82%
  3. 3Golden-fronted Woodpecker82%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird81%
  5. 5Tropical Kingbird79%
  6. 6Anhinga76%
  7. 7Great-tailed Grackle70%
  8. 8Laughing Gull63%
  9. 9Muscovy Duck62%
  10. 10Orange-crowned Warbler61%
  11. 11Green Jay61%
  12. 12Black-crested Titmouse49%
  13. 13Wilson's Warbler48%
  14. 14Great Egret45%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron44%

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 85 species

  1. Great Kiskadee73%
  2. Anhinga68%
  3. Golden-fronted Woodpecker67%
  4. Northern Mockingbird66%
  5. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck62%

Spring 102 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle75%
  2. Northern Mockingbird74%
  3. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck73%
  4. Great Kiskadee70%
  5. Golden-fronted Woodpecker66%

Summer 63 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle96%
  2. Mourning Dove92%
  3. Northern Mockingbird92%
  4. Tropical Kingbird79%
  5. Golden-fronted Woodpecker76%

Fall 88 species

  1. Great Kiskadee85%
  2. Northern Mockingbird84%
  3. Golden-fronted Woodpecker83%
  4. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck82%
  5. Tropical Kingbird81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Social Flycatcher23% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 557.2×
  • Fan-tailed Warbler9.0% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 486.5×
  • Green Parakeet23% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 53.8×
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler7.2% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 47.9×
  • Tropical Kingbird59% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 37.9×
  • Green Kingfisher26% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 26.7×
  • Muscovy Duck55% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 25.8×
  • Red-crowned Amazon11% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 25.0×

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.