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Birding spot · Harris County, Texas

Birding at Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center are Yellow-rumped Warbler (81%), Eastern Phoebe (80%), and American Crow (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid January (92 species). 240 species have been reported here across 2,340 complete checklists from 684 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJan 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 22-28: 83 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 76 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler81%
  2. 2Eastern Phoebe80%
  3. 3American Crow78%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal71%
  5. 5White Ibis71%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird68%
  7. 7Blue Jay62%
  8. 8Great Egret62%
  9. 9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher61%
  10. 10Little Blue Heron59%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee57%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet57%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron52%
  14. 14Snowy Egret50%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird48%

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 84 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  2. Northern Cardinal78%
  3. Great Egret70%
  4. Eastern Phoebe69%
  5. Northern Mockingbird67%

Spring 85 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. White Ibis87%
  3. Little Blue Heron81%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  5. Great Egret74%

Summer 54 species

  1. Little Blue Heron94%
  2. White Ibis91%
  3. Northern Cardinal90%
  4. Western Cattle-Egret79%
  5. Green Heron74%

Fall 81 species

  1. White Ibis75%
  2. Northern Cardinal75%
  3. Northern Mockingbird74%
  4. Blue Jay73%
  5. American Crow72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

  • Limpkin20% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 52.1×
  • Fish Crow10% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 22.9×
  • American Bittern6.5% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 21.8×
  • Anhinga44% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 16.1×
  • Sedge Wren14% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 14.4×
  • Bald Eagle16% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 11.4×
  • Little Blue Heron69% of checklists here vs 6.2% statewide: 11.0×
  • Common Gallinule41% of checklists here vs 4.1% statewide: 10.0×

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.