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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Historic Bethabara Park are Northern Cardinal (100%), Carolina Wren (97%), and White-throated Sparrow (95%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (90 species). 145 species have been reported here across 1,687 complete checklists from 209 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 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 Cardinal100%
  2. 2Carolina Wren97%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow95%
  4. 4American Robin82%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee82%
  6. 6Blue Jay79%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse77%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker72%
  9. 9Eastern Towhee72%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker72%
  11. 11American Crow69%
  12. 12Song Sparrow62%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird49%
  15. 15Northern Flicker46%

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 48 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. White-throated Sparrow87%
  3. Carolina Wren86%
  4. Carolina Chickadee82%
  5. Eastern Towhee75%

Spring 80 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. American Robin96%
  3. Carolina Wren93%
  4. Tufted Titmouse90%
  5. Carolina Chickadee89%

Summer 62 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. Carolina Wren93%
  3. American Robin92%
  4. Carolina Chickadee87%
  5. Tufted Titmouse84%

Fall 74 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Carolina Wren96%
  3. Carolina Chickadee93%
  4. American Robin92%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker88%

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.