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Birding spot · McIntosh County, Georgia

Birding at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge are Black-crowned Night Heron (94%), Common Gallinule (75%), and Double-crested Cormorant (72%). It is busiest in winter, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (68 species). 146 species have been reported here across 875 complete checklists from 511 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 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. 1Black-crowned Night Heron94%
  2. 2Common Gallinule75%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant72%
  4. 4Anhinga69%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture56%
  6. 6Black Vulture53%
  7. 7Wood Stork53%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler53%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet47%
  10. 10Eastern Phoebe44%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron44%
  12. 12Carolina Chickadee38%
  13. 13Great Egret38%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal34%
  15. 15White Ibis34%

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 63 species

  1. Black-crowned Night Heron89%
  2. Common Gallinule79%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler77%
  4. Anhinga68%
  5. Great Blue Heron68%

Spring 58 species

  1. Wood Stork96%
  2. Anhinga92%
  3. Great Egret84%
  4. Tricolored Heron70%
  5. Snowy Egret66%

Summer 47 species

  1. Wood Stork98%
  2. Anhinga96%
  3. Tricolored Heron88%
  4. White Ibis88%
  5. Snowy Egret86%

Fall 51 species

  1. Anhinga76%
  2. Black-crowned Night Heron75%
  3. Wood Stork70%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant63%
  5. Common Gallinule63%

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.