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Birding spot · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Birding at Federal Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Federal Point are Double-crested Cormorant (88%), Laughing Gull (87%), and Brown Pelican (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (84 species). 197 species have been reported here across 1,553 complete checklists from 576 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 58 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 Cormorant88%
  2. 2Laughing Gull87%
  3. 3Brown Pelican84%
  4. 4Song Sparrow66%
  5. 5Northern Mockingbird65%
  6. 6Boat-tailed Grackle63%
  7. 7Snowy Egret62%
  8. 8American Oystercatcher61%
  9. 9Great Egret61%
  10. 10White Ibis54%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler54%
  12. 12American Herring Gull51%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull49%
  14. 14Ruddy Turnstone43%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture43%

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 72 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull86%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. Brown Pelican83%
  4. American Oystercatcher78%
  5. Laughing Gull74%

Spring 75 species

  1. Laughing Gull96%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  3. Brown Pelican82%
  4. Northern Mockingbird78%
  5. American Oystercatcher71%

Summer 50 species

  1. Laughing Gull96%
  2. Brown Pelican89%
  3. Royal Tern72%
  4. Clapper Rail69%
  5. White Ibis69%

Fall 73 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. Brown Pelican84%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle79%
  5. Northern Mockingbird72%

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.