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Birding spot · San Patricio County, Texas

Birding at Sunset Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sunset Lake are Great Blue Heron (90%), Willet (88%), and Laughing Gull (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late November (84 species). 206 species have been reported here across 2,056 complete checklists from 606 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsNov 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 55 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 Blue Heron90%
  2. 2Willet88%
  3. 3Laughing Gull84%
  4. 4Great Egret82%
  5. 5Brown Pelican81%
  6. 6Great-tailed Grackle65%
  7. 7Forster's Tern63%
  8. 8Sanderling61%
  9. 9Snowy Egret60%
  10. 10Ruddy Turnstone56%
  11. 11Long-billed Curlew55%
  12. 12White Ibis53%
  13. 13Black-bellied Plover52%
  14. 14Tricolored Heron50%
  15. 15Reddish Egret49%

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 76 species

  1. Willet90%
  2. Great Blue Heron89%
  3. Laughing Gull83%
  4. Great Egret76%
  5. Brown Pelican75%

Spring 79 species

  1. Great Blue Heron90%
  2. Laughing Gull89%
  3. Willet89%
  4. Reddish Egret81%
  5. Forster's Tern80%

Summer 55 species

  1. Great Blue Heron95%
  2. Laughing Gull93%
  3. Willet92%
  4. Great Egret91%
  5. Tricolored Heron88%

Fall 76 species

  1. Great Blue Heron92%
  2. Willet88%
  3. Great Egret87%
  4. Laughing Gull83%
  5. Brown Pelican81%

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.