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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

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

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Raleigh Open Space - Shelley Lake are Canada Goose (85%), Double-crested Cormorant (85%), and Great Blue Heron (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (80 species). 145 species have been reported here across 1,367 complete checklists from 476 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 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. 1Canada Goose85%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant85%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron84%
  4. 4Mallard84%
  5. 5Carolina Wren83%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal80%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee80%
  8. 8American Crow76%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow75%
  10. 10Tufted Titmouse72%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker70%
  13. 13Killdeer70%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  15. 15American Robin64%

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 59 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Great Blue Heron86%
  4. Northern Cardinal85%
  5. Ring-billed Gull83%

Spring 78 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Northern Cardinal92%
  4. Great Blue Heron90%
  5. Tufted Titmouse81%

Summer 61 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Northern Cardinal88%
  4. Carolina Wren81%
  5. Great Blue Heron77%

Fall 68 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Canada Goose89%
  3. Carolina Wren84%
  4. Northern Cardinal82%
  5. Great Blue Heron79%

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.