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Birding spot · Chambers County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (northeast) are Eastern Phoebe (78%), Northern Harrier (73%), and Red-winged Blackbird (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (96 species). 241 species have been reported here across 1,296 complete checklists from 832 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 256 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (2 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Eastern Phoebe78%
  2. 2Northern Harrier73%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird63%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture58%
  5. 5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher55%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal54%
  7. 7Red-tailed Hawk54%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet51%
  9. 9Great Egret46%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow46%
  11. 11American Kestrel40%
  12. 12Killdeer40%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird40%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler39%
  15. 15Mourning Dove37%

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 65 species

  1. Eastern Phoebe74%
  2. Turkey Vulture64%
  3. Northern Harrier62%
  4. Northern Cardinal57%
  5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet55%

Spring 93 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  2. Northern Cardinal68%
  3. Turkey Vulture50%
  4. Great Egret50%
  5. Eastern Kingbird43%

Summer 62 species

  1. Great Egret65%
  2. Mourning Dove58%
  3. Northern Cardinal58%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird53%
  5. Western Cattle-Egret49%

Fall 68 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird63%
  2. Eastern Phoebe57%
  3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher54%
  4. Great Egret51%
  5. Northern Cardinal49%

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.