Birds in North Carolina in November

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (82,058 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Carolina Wren59%
2. 2Carolina Chickadee57%
3. 3Northern Cardinal56%
4. 4American Crow54%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse48%
6. 6White-throated Sparrow45%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
8. 8Song Sparrow41%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird40%
10. 10Blue Jay40%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker36%
12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler34%
13. 13American Robin32%
14. 14Northern Mockingbird31%
15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet31%
16. 16House Finch30%
17. 17American Goldfinch29%
18. 18Northern Flicker28%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch27%
20. 20Turkey Vulture27%
21. 21Mourning Dove27%
22. 22Eastern Phoebe27%
23. 23Eastern Towhee27%
24. 24Dark-eyed Junco24%
25. 25Great Blue Heron24%
26. 26Golden-crowned Kinglet23%
27. 27Brown-headed Nuthatch20%
28. 28Canada Goose19%
29. 29Double-crested Cormorant18%
30. 30Chipping Sparrow18%
31. 31Hermit Thrush18%
32. 32Belted Kingfisher17%
33. 33Yellow-bellied Sapsucker17%
34. 34Mallard16%
35. 35Red-shouldered Hawk16%
36. 36Red-winged Blackbird14%
37. 37European Starling14%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker13%
39. 39Pied-billed Grebe13%
40. 40Killdeer13%
41. 41Ring-billed Gull13%
42. 42Swamp Sparrow12%
43. 43Brown Thrasher10%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks mid February
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid November, peaks late March
• Buffleheadfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January
• Tundra Swanfirst arrivals early November, peaks early January
• Bonaparte's Gullfirst arrivals early November, peaks early December
• Common Loonfirst arrivals early November, peaks early December
• Fox Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks mid December
• Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals early November, peaks early March
• Northern Gannetfirst arrivals early November, peaks early January
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals mid November, peaks early May

• Eastern Phoebemost gone by late November
• Cape May Warblermost gone by mid November
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by the second week of November
• Blue-headed Vireomost gone by early November
• Royal Ternmost gone by mid November
• Wood Duckmost gone by mid November
• Least Sandpipermost gone by early November
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by early November
• Caspian Ternmost gone by early November
• Sandwich Ternmost gone by early November
• Lesser Yellowlegsmost gone by the second week of November

44. 44Black Vulture9.9%
45. 45Pine Warbler9.7%
46. 46Cedar Waxwing9.5%
47. 47Red-tailed Hawk9.4%
48. 48Common Grackle8.5%
49. 49Winter Wren8.1%
50. 50Bald Eagle7.6%
51. 51Ruddy Duck7.5%
52. 52Field Sparrow7.4%
53. 53Hairy Woodpecker7.3%
54. 54Brown Pelican6.8%
55. 55Bufflehead6.6%
56. 56American Herring Gull6.3%
57. 57Laughing Gull6.3%
58. 58Great Egret6.1%
59. 59Savannah Sparrow6.0%
60. 60Fish Crow6.0%