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Birding spot · Travis County, Texas

Birding at University of Texas at Austin Brackenridge Field Laboratory: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at University of Texas at Austin Brackenridge Field Laboratory are Northern Cardinal (100%), Carolina Wren (98%), and Eastern Phoebe (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (93 species). 170 species have been reported here across 948 complete checklists from 89 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Northern Cardinal100%
  2. 2Carolina Wren98%
  3. 3Eastern Phoebe93%
  4. 4Blue Jay90%
  5. 5Ruby-crowned Kinglet88%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird83%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow79%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee74%
  9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler73%
  11. 11Black Vulture67%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee64%
  13. 13Orange-crowned Warbler56%
  14. 14Black-crested Titmouse55%
  15. 15House Finch55%

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 63 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Carolina Wren94%
  3. Eastern Phoebe84%
  4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet84%
  5. White-throated Sparrow82%

Spring 84 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Carolina Wren93%
  3. White-eyed Vireo86%
  4. White-winged Dove80%
  5. Carolina Chickadee78%

Summer 53 species

  1. Northern Cardinal99%
  2. Carolina Wren99%
  3. White-eyed Vireo98%
  4. White-winged Dove93%
  5. Carolina Chickadee86%

Fall 77 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. Carolina Wren96%
  3. Blue Jay87%
  4. Northern Mockingbird85%
  5. Carolina Chickadee82%

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.