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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Raleigh Open Space - Lake Johnson Metro Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Open Space - Lake Johnson Metro Park are Carolina Wren (86%), Great Blue Heron (84%), and Northern Cardinal (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (81 species). 157 species have been reported here across 3,102 complete checklists from 384 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 110 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 Wren86%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron84%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal84%
  4. 4Carolina Chickadee81%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow79%
  6. 6Tufted Titmouse73%
  7. 7Blue Jay67%
  8. 8Belted Kingfisher66%
  9. 9Canada Goose65%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker63%
  11. 11American Crow60%
  12. 12Golden-crowned Kinglet60%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant51%
  15. 15American Robin51%

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 55 species

  1. Great Blue Heron86%
  2. Carolina Wren83%
  3. Carolina Chickadee81%
  4. Northern Cardinal78%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant78%

Spring 78 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. Carolina Wren90%
  3. Tufted Titmouse89%
  4. American Robin88%
  5. Carolina Chickadee85%

Summer 57 species

  1. Carolina Wren93%
  2. Northern Cardinal92%
  3. Tufted Titmouse82%
  4. Carolina Chickadee77%
  5. American Robin77%

Fall 49 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Carolina Wren87%
  3. Carolina Chickadee83%
  4. Tufted Titmouse81%
  5. Blue Jay80%

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.