Birding spot · Aransas County, Texas
Birding at Goose Island State Park: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Goose Island State Park are Brown Pelican (86%), Great Blue Heron (82%), and Laughing Gull (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 112 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (116 species). 294 species have been reported here across 4,126 complete checklists from 1,632 birders.
Species by week 0 25 50 75 100 125 Jan 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 142 checklists Jan 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 140 checklists Jan 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 97 checklists Jan 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 171 checklists Feb 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 131 checklists Feb 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 116 checklists Feb 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 149 checklists Feb 22-28: 87 species on 5%+ of 180 checklists Mar 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 174 checklists Mar 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 189 checklists Mar 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 166 checklists Mar 22-31: 99 species on 5%+ of 241 checklists Apr 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 212 checklists Apr 8-14: 111 species on 5%+ of 250 checklists Apr 15-21: 116 species on 5%+ of 273 checklists Apr 22-30: 116 species on 5%+ of 269 checklists May 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 87 checklists May 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists May 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists May 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Jun 1-7: low data (9 checklists) Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists) Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists) Jun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists) Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists) Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists) Aug 1-7: low data (7 checklists) Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists) Aug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Aug 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Sep 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Sep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Sep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists Oct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Oct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Oct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Oct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 57 checklists Nov 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Nov 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 57 checklists Nov 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 80 checklists Nov 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 103 checklists Dec 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 105 checklists Dec 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 78 checklists Dec 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 72 checklists Dec 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 160 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Brown Pelican 86% 2 Great Blue Heron 82% 3 Laughing Gull 82% 4 Great Egret 78% 5 Northern Mockingbird 70% 6 Turkey Vulture 64% 7 Willet 64% 8 Ruddy Turnstone 62% 9 Tricolored Heron 62% 10 American White Pelican 60% 11 Snowy Egret 56% 12 Double-crested Cormorant 55% 13 Great-tailed Grackle 55% 14 Northern Cardinal 53% 15 Osprey 53% 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 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 .
Brown Pelican86%
Great Blue Heron82%
Laughing Gull82%
Great Egret78%
Northern Mockingbird70%
Turkey Vulture64%
Willet64%
Ruddy Turnstone62%
Tricolored Heron62%
American White Pelican60%
Snowy Egret56%
Double-crested Cormorant55%
Great-tailed Grackle55%
Northern Cardinal53%
Osprey53%