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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest are Carolina Wren (83%), Eastern Bluebird (83%), and Carolina Chickadee (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (94 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,918 complete checklists from 513 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJan 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1Carolina Wren83%
  2. 2Eastern Bluebird83%
  3. 3Carolina Chickadee81%
  4. 4Song Sparrow78%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow76%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal75%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet75%
  8. 8Chipping Sparrow73%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse73%
  10. 10Brown-headed Nuthatch71%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  12. 12American Crow69%
  13. 13American Robin67%
  14. 14Blue Jay67%
  15. 15Eastern Towhee66%

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 68 species

  1. Northern Cardinal78%
  2. Eastern Bluebird72%
  3. Carolina Wren70%
  4. Carolina Chickadee66%
  5. Tufted Titmouse66%

Spring 97 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Eastern Bluebird84%
  3. Chipping Sparrow83%
  4. Tufted Titmouse82%
  5. Carolina Chickadee81%

Summer 72 species

  1. Mourning Dove86%
  2. Northern Cardinal86%
  3. Carolina Wren85%
  4. Eastern Bluebird82%
  5. Tufted Titmouse81%

Fall 91 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird87%
  2. Carolina Wren85%
  3. Carolina Chickadee83%
  4. Northern Cardinal83%
  5. Blue Jay82%

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.