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Birding spot · Nueces County, Texas

Birding at Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture (Salt Island): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture (Salt Island) are American White Pelican (75%), Great Blue Heron (74%), and Brown Pelican (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 103 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (103 species). 247 species have been reported here across 1,982 complete checklists from 1,156 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsApr 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 63 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 White Pelican75%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron74%
  3. 3Brown Pelican73%
  4. 4Great Egret71%
  5. 5Laughing Gull64%
  6. 6Savannah Sparrow60%
  7. 7Great-tailed Grackle55%
  8. 8Willet55%
  9. 9Mourning Dove53%
  10. 10Snowy Egret52%
  11. 11Osprey50%
  12. 12Reddish Egret49%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird48%
  14. 14Dunlin47%
  15. 15Greater Yellowlegs47%

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 75 species

  1. American White Pelican67%
  2. Brown Pelican62%
  3. Great Blue Heron60%
  4. Laughing Gull60%
  5. Northern Mockingbird48%

Spring 103 species

  1. Laughing Gull75%
  2. Barn Swallow72%
  3. Brown Pelican61%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle55%
  5. Willet53%

Summer 71 species

  1. Laughing Gull89%
  2. Barn Swallow79%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle72%
  4. Willet69%
  5. White Ibis69%

Fall 81 species

  1. Great Blue Heron73%
  2. Laughing Gull73%
  3. Great Egret72%
  4. Brown Pelican69%
  5. American White Pelican66%

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.