WhenToBird

Birding spot · Denton County, Texas

Birding at Lake Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Park are Great Blue Heron (92%), Ring-billed Gull (80%), and Mallard (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 101 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (103 species). 212 species have been reported here across 1,345 complete checklists from 277 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJun 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1Great Blue Heron92%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. 3Mallard77%
  4. 4Canada Goose69%
  5. 5American Coot68%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird68%
  7. 7Killdeer66%
  8. 8American Crow64%
  9. 9Great Egret63%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant60%
  11. 11Great-tailed Grackle60%
  12. 12Blue Jay56%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker51%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee48%
  15. 15Franklin's Gull48%

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 72 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull81%
  2. Great Blue Heron72%
  3. American Coot72%
  4. Mallard69%
  5. American Crow61%

Spring 101 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle86%
  3. Great Egret85%
  4. Great Blue Heron84%
  5. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher81%

Summer 73 species

  1. Killdeer92%
  2. Great Blue Heron91%
  3. Great Egret90%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle89%
  5. Mallard83%

Fall 75 species

  1. Great Blue Heron91%
  2. Killdeer82%
  3. Mallard78%
  4. Great Egret77%
  5. Ring-billed Gull73%

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.