WhenToBird

Birding spot · Harris County, Texas

Birding at Hermann Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hermann Park are Blue Jay (81%), Ring-necked Duck (78%), and Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (65 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,618 complete checklists from 599 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 62 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. 1Blue Jay81%
  2. 2Ring-necked Duck78%
  3. 3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck76%
  4. 4Mallard71%
  5. 5American Coot67%
  6. 6Muscovy Duck64%
  7. 7Egyptian Goose59%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird55%
  9. 9Great-tailed Grackle53%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler52%
  11. 11Rock Pigeon48%
  12. 12Snowy Egret48%
  13. 13Great Egret46%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker44%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal43%

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.