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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 (95%), Great-tailed Grackle (84%), and Red-winged Blackbird (61%). It is busiest in fall, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (85 species). 244 species have been reported here across 2,305 complete checklists from 1,569 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 100 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 Jay95%
  2. 2Great-tailed Grackle84%
  3. 3Red-winged Blackbird61%
  4. 4Long-billed Thrasher58%
  5. 5Golden-fronted Woodpecker47%
  6. 6Great Kiskadee47%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird44%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal42%
  9. 9Olive Sparrow39%
  10. 10White-tipped Dove38%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture36%
  12. 12Orange-crowned Warbler35%
  13. 13Harris's Hawk28%
  14. 14Black-crested Titmouse26%
  15. 15White-eyed Vireo26%

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 50 species

  1. Green Jay92%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle81%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  4. Northern Cardinal68%
  5. Long-billed Thrasher64%

Spring 49 species

  1. Green Jay93%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle79%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  4. Long-billed Thrasher75%
  5. Northern Cardinal72%

Summer 46 species

  1. Green Jay94%
  2. Long-billed Thrasher89%
  3. Golden-fronted Woodpecker80%
  4. Northern Cardinal78%
  5. Bronzed Cowbird70%

Fall 53 species

  1. Green Jay93%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle78%
  3. Long-billed Thrasher61%
  4. Golden-fronted Woodpecker51%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird51%

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.