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Birding spot · Aransas County, Texas

Birding at Wetlands Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wetlands Park are Northern Mockingbird (69%), Eastern Phoebe (58%), and Northern Cardinal (58%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (80 species). 172 species have been reported here across 1,108 complete checklists from 418 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (0 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 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 Mockingbird69%
  2. 2Eastern Phoebe58%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal58%
  4. 4Orange-crowned Warbler36%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler36%
  6. 6Gray Catbird33%
  7. 7Mottled Duck33%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet33%
  9. 9Black-bellied Whistling-Duck31%
  10. 10Eurasian Collared-Dove31%
  11. 11Great Egret31%
  12. 12Northern House Wren31%
  13. 13American Kestrel29%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture29%
  15. 15Red-shouldered Hawk27%

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 43 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  2. Northern Mockingbird61%
  3. Northern Cardinal54%
  4. Great Egret47%
  5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet45%

Spring 67 species

  1. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck80%
  2. Northern Cardinal69%
  3. Laughing Gull65%
  4. White Ibis63%
  5. Northern Mockingbird58%

Summer 34 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird79%
  2. Northern Cardinal58%
  3. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck50%
  4. Great Egret47%
  5. White Ibis47%

Fall 45 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird70%
  2. Northern Cardinal54%
  3. Ruby-throated Hummingbird46%
  4. Mourning Dove34%
  5. Great Egret31%

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.