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Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Cape Hatteras State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cape Hatteras State Park are Brown Pelican (68%), Great Black-backed Gull (68%), and American Herring Gull (66%). It is busiest in winter, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of January (80 species). 163 species have been reported here across 923 complete checklists from 586 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Apr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 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. 1Brown Pelican68%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull68%
  3. 3American Herring Gull66%
  4. 4Laughing Gull64%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture60%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant57%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull55%
  8. 8Boat-tailed Grackle45%
  9. 9Canada Goose43%
  10. 10Gadwall43%
  11. 11Fish Crow40%
  12. 12Forster's Tern40%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron40%
  14. 14Royal Tern40%
  15. 15Sanderling40%

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 66 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant70%
  2. Canada Goose69%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull66%
  4. American Herring Gull64%
  5. Ring-billed Gull62%

Spring 66 species

  1. Laughing Gull79%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird76%
  3. Canada Goose74%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle50%
  5. Barn Swallow49%

Summer 63 species

  1. Laughing Gull86%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird64%
  3. Mourning Dove61%
  4. Killdeer55%
  5. Canada Goose54%

Fall 66 species

  1. Laughing Gull58%
  2. Turkey Vulture55%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull54%
  4. Brown Pelican52%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant50%

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.