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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Long Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Long Creek are White-throated Sparrow (95%), Northern Cardinal (93%), and Carolina Wren (91%). 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 (84 species). 146 species have been reported here across 1,315 complete checklists from 192 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1White-throated Sparrow95%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal93%
  3. 3Carolina Wren91%
  4. 4Song Sparrow90%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee88%
  6. 6Eastern Bluebird87%
  7. 7Eastern Towhee87%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  9. 9Blue Jay85%
  10. 10American Crow80%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse71%
  12. 12Northern Flicker69%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird69%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture69%
  15. 15American Robin59%

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 51 species

  1. Carolina Wren89%
  2. Song Sparrow89%
  3. Northern Cardinal88%
  4. Carolina Chickadee87%
  5. Eastern Bluebird84%

Spring 78 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Tufted Titmouse88%
  3. Carolina Wren87%
  4. American Robin83%
  5. Carolina Chickadee83%

Summer 64 species

  1. Eastern Bluebird94%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Carolina Wren93%
  4. Mourning Dove85%
  5. Tufted Titmouse85%

Fall 74 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Eastern Bluebird93%
  3. Northern Cardinal93%
  4. Carolina Wren92%
  5. Carolina Chickadee89%

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.