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Birding spot · Travis County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Pflugerville are American Coot (94%), Pied-billed Grebe (89%), and Great-tailed Grackle (83%). It is busiest in fall, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late January (78 species). 174 species have been reported here across 1,171 complete checklists from 295 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 74 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. 1American Coot94%
  2. 2Pied-billed Grebe89%
  3. 3Great-tailed Grackle83%
  4. 4American Wigeon83%
  5. 5Great Egret78%
  6. 6Killdeer69%
  7. 7American Pipit58%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron57%
  9. 9Redhead55%
  10. 10Canvasback54%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant49%
  12. 12Ruddy Duck49%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup45%
  14. 14Mallard44%
  15. 15Northern Shoveler43%

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. American Coot94%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe88%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle79%
  4. Lesser Scaup72%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant67%

Spring 68 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle89%
  2. American Coot87%
  3. Purple Martin72%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird67%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe67%

Summer 48 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle100%
  2. Barn Swallow81%
  3. Green Heron81%
  4. Mourning Dove80%
  5. Killdeer71%

Fall 77 species

  1. Pied-billed Grebe89%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle86%
  3. American Coot84%
  4. Great Egret83%
  5. Killdeer77%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Canvasback28% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 31.0×
  • American Bittern5.0% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 16.8×
  • American Pipit41% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 14.2×
  • Eared Grebe8.4% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 12.6×
  • Lesser Scaup43% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 12.5×
  • Bufflehead23% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 11.9×
  • Redhead22% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 10.4×
  • Ruddy Duck27% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 9.2×

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.