Birding spot · Cameron County, Texas
Birding at Joe & Tony Oliveira Park: What You'll See Each Week
In November, the birds most often reported at Joe & Tony Oliveira Park are Red-crowned Amazon (93%), White-fronted Amazon (76%), and Great-tailed Grackle (70%). It is busiest in summer, when 41 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late June (58 species). 167 species have been reported here across 3,049 complete checklists from 2,237 birders.
Species by week
In November: what to expect
- 1Red-crowned Amazon93%
- 2White-fronted Amazon76%
- 3
Great-tailed Grackle70% - 4Red-lored Amazon64%
- 5
Northern Mockingbird41% - 6Yellow-headed Amazon39%
- 7Golden-fronted Woodpecker38%
- 8
European Starling33% - 9
Loggerhead Shrike30% - 10
Rock Pigeon27% - 11
Mourning Dove27% - 12
Tropical Kingbird26% - 13
American Kestrel23% - 14
Great Kiskadee20% - 15
White-winged Dove17%
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 38 species
- Red-crowned Amazon83%
- White-fronted Amazon63%
- Great-tailed Grackle62%
- Red-lored Amazon45%
- Northern Mockingbird41%
Spring 36 species
- Red-crowned Amazon89%
- Great-tailed Grackle84%
- White-fronted Amazon61%
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck60%
- Mourning Dove56%
Summer 41 species
Fall 34 species
- Red-crowned Amazon92%
- White-fronted Amazon73%
- Great-tailed Grackle71%
- Red-lored Amazon66%
- Northern Mockingbird45%
Specialties
Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.
- White-fronted Amazon
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Lilac-crowned Amazon
- Red-crowned Amazon
- Green Parakeet
- Tropical Kingbird
- Merlin
Nearby spots
- Fort Brown Resaca (5.8 km)
- Resaca de la Palma State Park (8.1 km)
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (10.1 km)
- Palm Grove (14.0 km)
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (23.3 km)
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (25.9 km)
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.