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Birding spot · Nueces County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture (south) are Great Egret (88%), Great Blue Heron (88%), and Tricolored Heron (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (102 species). 192 species have been reported here across 922 complete checklists from 605 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 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 Egret88%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron88%
  3. 3Tricolored Heron87%
  4. 4Little Blue Heron82%
  5. 5American White Pelican80%
  6. 6Reddish Egret79%
  7. 7Willet79%
  8. 8Savannah Sparrow76%
  9. 9American Flamingo72%
  10. 10Great-tailed Grackle71%
  11. 11Mourning Dove70%
  12. 12White Ibis68%
  13. 13Laughing Gull64%
  14. 14Snowy Egret62%
  15. 15Roseate Spoonbill61%

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 82 species

  1. Great Blue Heron82%
  2. Great Egret80%
  3. Reddish Egret75%
  4. Tricolored Heron74%
  5. American White Pelican74%

Spring 91 species

  1. Tricolored Heron79%
  2. Laughing Gull76%
  3. Reddish Egret75%
  4. Great Egret73%
  5. Great Blue Heron70%

Summer 72 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. Tricolored Heron88%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle87%
  4. Great Blue Heron83%
  5. Great Egret82%

Fall 86 species

  1. Great Blue Heron89%
  2. Great Egret87%
  3. Tricolored Heron87%
  4. Willet80%
  5. Little Blue Heron79%

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.