WhenToBird

Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (southwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (southwest) are Turkey Vulture (71%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (69%), and Eastern Phoebe (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (86 species). 159 species have been reported here across 913 complete checklists from 415 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: low data (6 checklists)May 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 53 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. 1Turkey Vulture71%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler69%
  3. 3Eastern Phoebe64%
  4. 4American Kestrel59%
  5. 5Northern Flicker56%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron53%
  7. 7Song Sparrow53%
  8. 8Eastern Meadowlark52%
  9. 9Northern Harrier52%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker52%
  11. 11Tundra Swan52%
  12. 12Killdeer49%
  13. 13Swamp Sparrow44%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee43%
  15. 15Carolina Wren41%

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 76 species

  1. Tundra Swan89%
  2. Northern Pintail74%
  3. Turkey Vulture73%
  4. American Robin71%
  5. Northern Harrier63%

Spring 78 species

  1. Turkey Vulture79%
  2. Carolina Wren75%
  3. Carolina Chickadee69%
  4. Eastern Meadowlark67%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker53%

Summer 44 species

  1. Carolina Wren81%
  2. Prothonotary Warbler65%
  3. Common Yellowthroat64%
  4. Eastern Meadowlark57%
  5. Northern Cardinal56%

Fall 65 species

  1. Turkey Vulture72%
  2. Eastern Phoebe53%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker49%
  4. Northern Flicker49%
  5. Carolina Wren47%

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.