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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (Fishers Branch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at City of Winston-Salem Open Space - Salem Lake (Fishers Branch) are Carolina Chickadee (86%), Tufted Titmouse (86%), and American Crow (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (77 species). 151 species have been reported here across 1,138 complete checklists from 190 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 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 Chickadee86%
  2. 2Tufted Titmouse86%
  3. 3American Crow82%
  4. 4Carolina Wren82%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron82%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal81%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe81%
  8. 8Song Sparrow81%
  9. 9Mallard79%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  11. 11White-throated Sparrow74%
  12. 12Golden-crowned Kinglet70%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  14. 14American Goldfinch59%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker54%

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 61 species

  1. Bufflehead84%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Ruddy Duck78%
  4. Carolina Chickadee74%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe72%

Spring 75 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Tufted Titmouse83%
  3. Carolina Chickadee82%
  4. Carolina Wren73%
  5. American Crow70%

Summer 65 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. Carolina Wren92%
  3. Carolina Chickadee85%
  4. Tufted Titmouse84%
  5. Great Blue Heron83%

Fall 67 species

  1. Great Blue Heron87%
  2. Carolina Wren82%
  3. Carolina Chickadee82%
  4. Tufted Titmouse81%
  5. Northern Cardinal77%

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.