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Birding spot · Harris County, Texas

Birding at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site are Great Egret (81%), Eastern Phoebe (80%), and Black Vulture (73%). It is busiest in fall, when 106 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (108 species). 231 species have been reported here across 1,594 complete checklists from 514 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsFeb 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 22-28: 91 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsNov 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 22-30: 98 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 65 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 Egret81%
  2. 2Eastern Phoebe80%
  3. 3Black Vulture73%
  4. 4Northern Mockingbird72%
  5. 5American Kestrel70%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron70%
  7. 7Blue Jay64%
  8. 8Swamp Sparrow57%
  9. 9Mourning Dove56%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal55%
  11. 11Red-shouldered Hawk55%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird55%
  13. 13Osprey52%
  14. 14Blue-gray Gnatcatcher52%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet52%

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 94 species

  1. Great Egret77%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler77%
  3. Black Vulture73%
  4. Northern Mockingbird68%
  5. Great Blue Heron68%

Spring 99 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Northern Mockingbird80%
  3. Laughing Gull80%
  4. Great Egret79%
  5. Black Vulture70%

Summer 71 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. Laughing Gull82%
  3. Northern Mockingbird77%
  4. Northern Cardinal76%
  5. Snowy Egret75%

Fall 106 species

  1. Great Egret82%
  2. Northern Mockingbird79%
  3. Black Vulture73%
  4. Blue Jay69%
  5. Great Blue Heron68%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Virginia Rail10% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 38.6×
  • King Rail5.0% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 32.5×
  • Sedge Wren18% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 17.6×
  • Wood Stork5.7% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 17.4×
  • Clapper Rail14% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 16.1×
  • Peregrine Falcon9.5% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 13.9×
  • Swamp Sparrow31% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 13.8×
  • Marsh Wren25% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 12.3×

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.