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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Raleigh Open Space - Durant Nature Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Open Space - Durant Nature Park are Carolina Chickadee (89%), Tufted Titmouse (82%), and Carolina Wren (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (84 species). 133 species have been reported here across 920 complete checklists from 279 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 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 Chickadee89%
  2. 2Tufted Titmouse82%
  3. 3Carolina Wren80%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal75%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker70%
  6. 6Ruby-crowned Kinglet70%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow70%
  8. 8American Robin69%
  9. 9Brown-headed Nuthatch64%
  10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch64%
  11. 11Chipping Sparrow62%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird61%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Kinglet61%
  14. 14American Goldfinch59%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker56%

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 49 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee81%
  2. Tufted Titmouse77%
  3. Northern Cardinal75%
  4. Carolina Wren71%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker69%

Spring 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. American Robin88%
  3. Carolina Wren82%
  4. Tufted Titmouse78%
  5. Carolina Chickadee77%

Summer 53 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. American Robin90%
  3. Carolina Wren86%
  4. Tufted Titmouse83%
  5. Carolina Chickadee80%

Fall 64 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee88%
  2. Carolina Wren83%
  3. Northern Cardinal82%
  4. Tufted Titmouse82%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker79%

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.