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Birding spot · Troup County, Georgia

Birding at Hardley Creek Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hardley Creek Recreation Area are Double-crested Cormorant (95%), American Crow (73%), and Ring-billed Gull (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (84 species). 162 species have been reported here across 947 complete checklists from 243 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant95%
  2. 2American Crow73%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull73%
  4. 4Bald Eagle64%
  5. 5Belted Kingfisher55%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe54%
  7. 7Common Loon53%
  8. 8Great Blue Heron48%
  9. 9Fish Crow41%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird40%
  11. 11Lesser Scaup38%
  12. 12Rock Pigeon36%
  13. 13Horned Grebe34%
  14. 14Killdeer32%
  15. 15Redhead31%

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 61 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant95%
  2. Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. American Crow64%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe62%
  5. Bald Eagle56%

Spring 82 species

  1. Osprey93%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  3. American Crow62%
  4. Canada Goose60%
  5. Fish Crow60%

Summer 61 species

  1. Osprey91%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Canada Goose63%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant63%
  5. Eastern Bluebird55%

Fall 64 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant93%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Bald Eagle67%
  4. Great Blue Heron55%
  5. Fish Crow53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Georgia.

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.