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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Raleigh Greenway - Middle Crabtree Creek Trail: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Greenway - Middle Crabtree Creek Trail are Great Blue Heron (94%), Double-crested Cormorant (88%), and White-throated Sparrow (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (88 species). 160 species have been reported here across 2,060 complete checklists from 350 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 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 Heron94%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant88%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow86%
  4. 4Song Sparrow85%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher79%
  7. 7Northern Cardinal79%
  8. 8Carolina Wren78%
  9. 9American Robin76%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker72%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee71%
  12. 12Northern Flicker71%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet62%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe58%
  15. 15Blue Jay56%

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 60 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. Great Blue Heron89%
  3. White-throated Sparrow75%
  4. Carolina Wren73%
  5. Canada Goose70%

Spring 85 species

  1. Great Blue Heron91%
  2. Northern Cardinal91%
  3. Eastern Phoebe89%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  5. Carolina Wren86%

Summer 63 species

  1. Great Blue Heron91%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Northern Cardinal80%
  4. Carolina Wren74%
  5. Canada Goose72%

Fall 73 species

  1. Great Blue Heron90%
  2. Carolina Wren81%
  3. Northern Cardinal79%
  4. Belted Kingfisher79%
  5. Carolina Chickadee78%

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.