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Birding spot · Durham County, North Carolina

Birding at Falls Lake State Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Falls Lake State Recreation Area are Double-crested Cormorant (89%), Ring-billed Gull (82%), and Bonaparte's Gull (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (78 species). 167 species have been reported here across 958 complete checklists from 263 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Apr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: low data (2 checklists)May 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant89%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull82%
  3. 3Bonaparte's Gull77%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe71%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron70%
  6. 6American Crow67%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee63%
  8. 8Horned Grebe59%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse58%
  10. 10Brown-headed Nuthatch57%
  11. 11Golden-crowned Kinglet54%
  12. 12Carolina Wren52%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet51%
  14. 14Bald Eagle48%
  15. 15Common Loon45%

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 57 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  2. Ring-billed Gull77%
  3. Carolina Chickadee64%
  4. Horned Grebe64%
  5. American Crow63%

Spring 73 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant81%
  2. Tufted Titmouse78%
  3. Pine Warbler77%
  4. Chipping Sparrow71%
  5. Brown-headed Nuthatch70%

Summer 55 species

  1. Carolina Wren72%
  2. American Crow67%
  3. Osprey65%
  4. Tufted Titmouse65%
  5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher62%

Fall 82 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee76%
  2. American Crow75%
  3. Tufted Titmouse73%
  4. Brown-headed Nuthatch72%
  5. Great Blue Heron70%

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.