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Birding spot · Chambers County, Texas

Birding at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (east) are Great Egret (60%), Eastern Phoebe (56%), and Turkey Vulture (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 115 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (120 species). 281 species have been reported here across 2,276 complete checklists from 1,249 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 87 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsApr 15-21: 116 species on 5%+ of 314 checklistsApr 22-30: 120 species on 5%+ of 378 checklistsMay 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 55 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 Egret60%
  2. 2Eastern Phoebe56%
  3. 3Turkey Vulture51%
  4. 4Northern Harrier50%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron49%
  6. 6White Ibis49%
  7. 7Red-tailed Hawk45%
  8. 8Black Vulture44%
  9. 9Snowy Egret44%
  10. 10American Kestrel42%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird40%
  12. 12American Coot40%
  13. 13Common Gallinule39%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird39%
  15. 15White-faced Ibis39%

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 90 species

  1. Eastern Phoebe56%
  2. Great Egret55%
  3. Red-tailed Hawk51%
  4. White Ibis50%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler49%

Spring 115 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  2. Northern Mockingbird63%
  3. Eastern Kingbird61%
  4. Black-necked Stilt60%
  5. Barn Swallow58%

Summer 69 species

  1. Western Cattle-Egret67%
  2. Great Egret66%
  3. Northern Mockingbird65%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird64%
  5. Eastern Kingbird62%

Fall 88 species

  1. Great Egret59%
  2. White Ibis55%
  3. Great Blue Heron52%
  4. Snowy Egret51%
  5. Turkey Vulture51%

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.