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Birding spot · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Birding at Airlie Gardens: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Airlie Gardens are Great Blue Heron (91%), Double-crested Cormorant (88%), and Black-crowned Night Heron (85%). It is busiest in winter, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (90 species). 199 species have been reported here across 2,159 complete checklists from 690 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 22-28: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 51 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. 1Great Blue Heron91%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant88%
  3. 3Black-crowned Night Heron85%
  4. 4American Crow84%
  5. 5Great Egret84%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal80%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  8. 8Carolina Wren77%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  10. 10Anhinga76%
  11. 11Belted Kingfisher75%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse75%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee70%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird70%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet69%

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 89 species

  1. Great Blue Heron87%
  2. Great Egret86%
  3. Black-crowned Night Heron86%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  5. Hooded Merganser85%

Spring 84 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Osprey91%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant79%
  4. Tufted Titmouse78%
  5. Carolina Wren77%

Summer 56 species

  1. Osprey95%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Great Egret88%
  4. Great Blue Heron78%
  5. Carolina Wren78%

Fall 86 species

  1. Great Blue Heron88%
  2. Great Egret84%
  3. Northern Cardinal83%
  4. Belted Kingfisher82%
  5. Carolina Wren81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across North Carolina.

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.