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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

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

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Open Space - Lake Wheeler are Great Blue Heron (90%), Mallard (80%), and Canada Goose (73%). It is busiest in fall, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (74 species). 173 species have been reported here across 1,826 complete checklists from 255 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 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 Heron90%
  2. 2Mallard80%
  3. 3Canada Goose73%
  4. 4American Crow69%
  5. 5Carolina Wren58%
  6. 6Belted Kingfisher57%
  7. 7Killdeer56%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker54%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant53%
  10. 10Pied-billed Grebe50%
  11. 11Bald Eagle47%
  12. 12Northern Flicker42%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird40%
  14. 14Red-shouldered Hawk40%
  15. 15Gadwall39%

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 56 species

  1. Great Blue Heron85%
  2. Canada Goose76%
  3. Mallard75%
  4. American Crow73%
  5. Ring-billed Gull68%

Spring 69 species

  1. Great Blue Heron98%
  2. Canada Goose93%
  3. Mallard89%
  4. Northern Cardinal85%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant77%

Summer 70 species

  1. Great Blue Heron99%
  2. Killdeer90%
  3. Great Egret87%
  4. Mallard76%
  5. Canada Goose75%

Fall 79 species

  1. Great Blue Heron96%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. Killdeer77%
  4. Canada Goose75%
  5. American Crow72%

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.