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Birding spot · Presidio County, Texas

Birding at Fort Leaton State Historic Site: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Leaton State Historic Site are Pyrrhuloxia (88%), White-crowned Sparrow (88%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (70%). It is busiest in fall, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (64 species). 135 species have been reported here across 801 complete checklists from 115 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 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. 1Pyrrhuloxia88%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow88%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler70%
  4. 4Say's Phoebe67%
  5. 5Green-tailed Towhee62%
  6. 6Mourning Dove59%
  7. 7Black-tailed Gnatcatcher56%
  8. 8Verdin56%
  9. 9Northern Flicker53%
  10. 10Rock Wren53%
  11. 11White-winged Dove52%
  12. 12Gambel's Quail50%
  13. 13Golden-fronted Woodpecker48%
  14. 14House Finch38%
  15. 15Loggerhead Shrike38%

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 38 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow88%
  2. Pyrrhuloxia77%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler67%
  4. Say's Phoebe62%
  5. Golden-fronted Woodpecker60%

Spring 53 species

  1. Pyrrhuloxia81%
  2. White-winged Dove79%
  3. Golden-fronted Woodpecker76%
  4. Verdin72%
  5. Gambel's Quail72%

Summer 38 species

  1. White-winged Dove88%
  2. Verdin82%
  3. Pyrrhuloxia80%
  4. Gambel's Quail79%
  5. Mourning Dove76%

Fall 66 species

  1. Pyrrhuloxia80%
  2. Verdin68%
  3. Mourning Dove67%
  4. Gambel's Quail66%
  5. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher65%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

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.