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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Raleigh Open Space - Dorothea Dix Hospital Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Open Space - Dorothea Dix Hospital Land are Northern Cardinal (80%), Northern Mockingbird (79%), and American Crow (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (66 species). 111 species have been reported here across 1,006 complete checklists from 425 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (3 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsAug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsAug 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Northern Cardinal80%
  2. 2Northern Mockingbird79%
  3. 3American Crow76%
  4. 4American Goldfinch72%
  5. 5Carolina Wren70%
  6. 6Indigo Bunting67%
  7. 7Eastern Towhee67%
  8. 8Blue Grosbeak56%
  9. 9Blue Jay48%
  10. 10Mourning Dove44%
  11. 11Chipping Sparrow43%
  12. 12Song Sparrow42%
  13. 13House Finch41%
  14. 14Red-shouldered Hawk39%
  15. 15American Robin38%

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 46 species

  1. Song Sparrow92%
  2. American Crow84%
  3. White-throated Sparrow84%
  4. Northern Mockingbird73%
  5. Blue Jay71%

Spring 60 species

  1. Indigo Bunting88%
  2. Northern Cardinal86%
  3. Northern Mockingbird79%
  4. American Crow75%
  5. Eastern Towhee73%

Summer 51 species

  1. American Goldfinch90%
  2. Indigo Bunting85%
  3. Northern Mockingbird82%
  4. Northern Cardinal82%
  5. Blue Grosbeak77%

Fall 51 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird61%
  2. Northern Cardinal58%
  3. American Crow53%
  4. Blue Jay53%
  5. Carolina Wren53%

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.