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Birding spot · Travis County, Texas

Birding at Walter E. Long Metro Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Walter E. Long Metro Park are American Coot (95%), Pied-billed Grebe (86%), and Ruddy Duck (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early March (92 species). 189 species have been reported here across 938 complete checklists from 360 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 85 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1American Coot95%
  2. 2Pied-billed Grebe86%
  3. 3Ruddy Duck86%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant69%
  5. 5American Crow67%
  6. 6Lesser Scaup66%
  7. 7Osprey57%
  8. 8Great-tailed Grackle56%
  9. 9American Pipit55%
  10. 10Bufflehead53%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler49%
  12. 12Black Vulture47%
  13. 13Gadwall47%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull47%
  15. 15White-winged Scoter46%

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 80 species

  1. American Coot97%
  2. Bufflehead91%
  3. Ruddy Duck86%
  4. Lesser Scaup85%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe82%

Spring 81 species

  1. American Coot87%
  2. Ruddy Duck85%
  3. Northern Mockingbird76%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle73%
  5. Black Vulture66%

Summer 56 species

  1. Great-tailed Grackle74%
  2. Purple Martin62%
  3. Northern Mockingbird60%
  4. Turkey Vulture59%
  5. Mourning Dove58%

Fall 68 species

  1. American Coot91%
  2. Ruddy Duck85%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe83%
  4. American Crow71%
  5. Great-tailed Grackle57%

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.