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Birding spot · Cameron County, Texas

Birding at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (north): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (north) are Green Jay (84%), Great-tailed Grackle (75%), and Turkey Vulture (66%). It is busiest in fall, when 115 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (128 species). 270 species have been reported here across 1,262 complete checklists from 961 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 22-28: 98 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 115 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 22-30: 108 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 128 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 113 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 115 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 8-14: 118 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 123 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 66 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. 1Green Jay84%
  2. 2Great-tailed Grackle75%
  3. 3Turkey Vulture66%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird64%
  5. 5Great Kiskadee57%
  6. 6Crested Caracara54%
  7. 7Red-winged Blackbird53%
  8. 8Harris's Hawk53%
  9. 9Golden-fronted Woodpecker52%
  10. 10Osprey52%
  11. 11Great Egret50%
  12. 12Long-billed Thrasher47%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal44%
  14. 14Redhead43%
  15. 15Tricolored Heron42%

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 89 species

  1. Green Jay85%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle74%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  4. Northern Cardinal67%
  5. Turkey Vulture61%

Spring 105 species

  1. Green Jay85%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle75%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  4. Long-billed Thrasher73%
  5. Golden-fronted Woodpecker72%

Summer 78 species

  1. Golden-fronted Woodpecker80%
  2. Northern Mockingbird74%
  3. Long-billed Thrasher73%
  4. Mourning Dove73%
  5. Green Jay71%

Fall 115 species

  1. Green Jay83%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle74%
  3. Northern Mockingbird67%
  4. Turkey Vulture64%
  5. Great Kiskadee53%

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.