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Birding spot · Aransas County, Texas

Birding at Tomas Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Tomas Pond are Great Blue Heron (93%), Great Egret (91%), and Snowy Egret (73%). It is busiest in winter, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (96 species). 210 species have been reported here across 1,248 complete checklists from 874 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: low data (5 checklists)May 15-21: low data (2 checklists)May 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 83 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 Heron93%
  2. 2Great Egret91%
  3. 3Snowy Egret73%
  4. 4Tricolored Heron68%
  5. 5Sandhill Crane63%
  6. 6White Ibis63%
  7. 7Whooping Crane58%
  8. 8Eastern Phoebe56%
  9. 9Little Blue Heron51%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture51%
  11. 11Roseate Spoonbill46%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher44%
  13. 13Brown Pelican42%
  14. 14Willet42%
  15. 15Greater Yellowlegs41%

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 79 species

  1. Great Egret91%
  2. Great Blue Heron89%
  3. Snowy Egret68%
  4. Roseate Spoonbill66%
  5. Tricolored Heron66%

Spring 77 species

  1. Great Egret83%
  2. Great Blue Heron72%
  3. Tricolored Heron68%
  4. Northern Cardinal64%
  5. Little Blue Heron58%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 70 species

    1. Great Blue Heron94%
    2. Great Egret90%
    3. Snowy Egret71%
    4. Tricolored Heron71%
    5. White Ibis64%

    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.