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Birding spot · Durham County, North Carolina

Birding at Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Preserve are Mallard (72%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (71%), and White-throated Sparrow (65%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (59 species). 125 species have been reported here across 1,704 complete checklists from 288 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsFeb 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 47 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. 1Mallard72%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow65%
  4. 4Carolina Wren64%
  5. 5Song Sparrow57%
  6. 6Eastern Towhee56%
  7. 7Belted Kingfisher55%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  9. 9Carolina Chickadee52%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron48%
  11. 11Northern Flicker47%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal46%
  13. 13Killdeer46%
  14. 14American Crow45%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet41%

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 53 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Killdeer79%
  3. Canada Goose68%
  4. Wilson's Snipe65%
  5. Hooded Merganser65%

Spring 61 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Northern Cardinal75%
  3. Carolina Wren71%
  4. Fish Crow57%
  5. Killdeer50%

Summer 48 species

  1. Carolina Wren68%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird66%
  3. Northern Cardinal61%
  4. Fish Crow49%
  5. Barn Swallow48%

Fall 55 species

  1. Carolina Wren65%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler55%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  4. Carolina Chickadee51%
  5. Mallard50%

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.