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Birding spot · Aransas County, Texas

Birding at Rockport Beach Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rockport Beach Park are Laughing Gull (93%), Brown Pelican (88%), and Great Blue Heron (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 51 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (62 species). 123 species have been reported here across 1,056 complete checklists from 583 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 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. 1Laughing Gull93%
  2. 2Brown Pelican88%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron83%
  4. 4Ruddy Turnstone78%
  5. 5Great Egret63%
  6. 6Great-tailed Grackle61%
  7. 7Rock Pigeon61%
  8. 8Killdeer51%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull49%
  10. 10Sanderling46%
  11. 11Willet44%
  12. 12American White Pelican34%
  13. 13Caspian Tern34%
  14. 14Osprey34%
  15. 15European Starling32%

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 44 species

  1. Laughing Gull94%
  2. Brown Pelican93%
  3. Great Blue Heron82%
  4. Rock Pigeon75%
  5. Ring-billed Gull74%

Spring 51 species

  1. Laughing Gull98%
  2. Ruddy Turnstone77%
  3. Rock Pigeon76%
  4. Great Blue Heron76%
  5. Great-tailed Grackle75%

Summer 42 species

  1. Laughing Gull97%
  2. Tricolored Heron84%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle82%
  4. Great Blue Heron76%
  5. Rock Pigeon74%

Fall 51 species

  1. Laughing Gull90%
  2. Ruddy Turnstone84%
  3. Brown Pelican82%
  4. Great Blue Heron81%
  5. Rock Pigeon74%

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.