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Birding spot · Midland County, Texas

Birding at I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center are White-winged Dove (87%), House Finch (81%), and Northern Cardinal (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (90 species). 205 species have been reported here across 2,359 complete checklists from 415 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsSep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 60 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. 1White-winged Dove87%
  2. 2House Finch81%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal79%
  4. 4American Coot75%
  5. 5Mallard69%
  6. 6Northern Shoveler67%
  7. 7House Sparrow64%
  8. 8Northern Pintail64%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow63%
  10. 10Gadwall62%
  11. 11Mourning Dove59%
  12. 12American Wigeon53%
  13. 13Ruddy Duck47%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe46%
  15. 15Curve-billed Thrasher45%

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 63 species

  1. White-winged Dove85%
  2. House Finch84%
  3. Northern Cardinal84%
  4. House Sparrow77%
  5. American Coot76%

Spring 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. White-winged Dove93%
  3. Mourning Dove90%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  5. House Finch89%

Summer 57 species

  1. White-winged Dove95%
  2. Mourning Dove94%
  3. Northern Cardinal93%
  4. Black-chinned Hummingbird92%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird89%

Fall 90 species

  1. White-winged Dove91%
  2. House Finch84%
  3. Northern Cardinal80%
  4. House Sparrow73%
  5. Mourning Dove71%

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.