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Birding spot · Dallas County, Texas

Birding at White Rock Lake & Park (Dixon Branch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at White Rock Lake & Park (Dixon Branch) are American White Pelican (90%), Mallard (90%), and American Coot (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (93 species). 204 species have been reported here across 1,614 complete checklists from 476 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMar 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 62 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 White Pelican90%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3American Coot88%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant74%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull67%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron59%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee52%
  8. 8American Crow51%
  9. 9Great Egret49%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon48%
  11. 11Blue Jay47%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal46%
  13. 13Pied-billed Grebe44%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird42%
  15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker42%

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 72 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. American Coot88%
  3. American White Pelican88%
  4. Ring-billed Gull77%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant77%

Spring 86 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. American Coot79%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  4. Rock Pigeon67%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant65%

Summer 65 species

  1. Mallard83%
  2. Great Egret79%
  3. Wood Duck79%
  4. Rock Pigeon66%
  5. Great Blue Heron61%

Fall 63 species

  1. American White Pelican89%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Great Egret71%
  4. American Coot67%
  5. Great Blue Heron64%

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.