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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Forsyth County Open Space - Tanglewood are White-throated Sparrow (96%), Blue Jay (93%), and Carolina Wren (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (93 species). 150 species have been reported here across 1,366 complete checklists from 280 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 46 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 Sparrow96%
  2. 2Blue Jay93%
  3. 3Carolina Wren93%
  4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker93%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee91%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal91%
  7. 7Song Sparrow89%
  8. 8Tufted Titmouse87%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird85%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker81%
  11. 11American Robin77%
  12. 12Northern Flicker76%
  13. 13American Goldfinch74%
  14. 14American Crow73%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet69%

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 59 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee90%
  2. Northern Cardinal89%
  3. Carolina Wren87%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker87%
  5. Tufted Titmouse84%

Spring 86 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. Carolina Chickadee88%
  3. Tufted Titmouse88%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  5. Carolina Wren86%

Summer 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Carolina Wren90%
  3. Carolina Chickadee86%
  4. Indigo Bunting84%
  5. Mourning Dove83%

Fall 70 species

  1. Carolina Wren94%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker92%
  4. Blue Jay90%
  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.