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Birding spot · Nueces County, Texas

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture are American White Pelican (89%), Northern Shoveler (87%), and White Ibis (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 133 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (143 species). 317 species have been reported here across 12,945 complete checklists from 4,295 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 290 checklistsJan 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 236 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 310 checklistsFeb 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsFeb 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 351 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 541 checklistsMar 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 284 checklistsMar 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsMar 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 276 checklistsMar 22-31: 99 species on 5%+ of 436 checklistsApr 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 501 checklistsApr 8-14: 118 species on 5%+ of 614 checklistsApr 15-21: 132 species on 5%+ of 833 checklistsApr 22-30: 143 species on 5%+ of 1269 checklistsMay 1-7: 128 species on 5%+ of 599 checklistsMay 8-14: 119 species on 5%+ of 325 checklistsMay 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJul 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsAug 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsSep 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsSep 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 234 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsOct 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsOct 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 330 checklistsNov 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 267 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 247 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 283 checklistsNov 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 343 checklistsDec 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 203 checklistsDec 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 360 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 Pelican89%
  2. 2Northern Shoveler87%
  3. 3White Ibis85%
  4. 4Great Egret84%
  5. 5American Coot84%
  6. 6Green-winged Teal83%
  7. 7Common Gallinule83%
  8. 8Blue-winged Teal81%
  9. 9Snowy Egret80%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron77%
  11. 11Great-tailed Grackle76%
  12. 12Black-necked Stilt73%
  13. 13Laughing Gull69%
  14. 14Tricolored Heron69%
  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 78 species

  1. Northern Shoveler93%
  2. American White Pelican91%
  3. Common Gallinule90%
  4. Green-winged Teal90%
  5. American Coot89%

Spring 133 species

  1. Common Gallinule78%
  2. Great-tailed Grackle76%
  3. Black-necked Stilt75%
  4. American Coot73%
  5. Blue-winged Teal73%

Summer 70 species

  1. Common Gallinule88%
  2. Neotropic Cormorant86%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle86%
  4. Laughing Gull85%
  5. White Ibis82%

Fall 98 species

  1. Great Egret82%
  2. White Ibis82%
  3. Common Gallinule79%
  4. Snowy Egret76%
  5. Great-tailed Grackle76%

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.