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Birding spot · Chambers County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (southeast) are Red-winged Blackbird (57%), Orchard Oriole (50%), and Eastern Kingbird (48%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (70 species). 196 species have been reported here across 848 complete checklists from 470 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMay 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Oct 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird57%
  2. 2Orchard Oriole50%
  3. 3Eastern Kingbird48%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird46%
  5. 5Common Yellowthroat41%
  6. 6Eastern Meadowlark38%
  7. 7Indigo Bunting35%
  8. 8Brown-headed Cowbird29%
  9. 9Brown Thrasher25%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal24%
  11. 11Northern Yellow Warbler24%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture24%
  13. 13Mourning Dove23%
  14. 14Gray Catbird23%
  15. 15Summer Tanager22%

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 36 species

  1. Eastern Phoebe81%
  2. Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher51%
  5. Northern Harrier39%

Spring 73 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird67%
  2. Orchard Oriole62%
  3. Eastern Kingbird59%
  4. Northern Mockingbird52%
  5. Common Yellowthroat47%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 45 species

    1. Eastern Phoebe52%
    2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher51%
    3. Ruby-crowned Kinglet29%
    4. Turkey Vulture29%
    5. Northern Harrier28%

    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.