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Birding spot · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Birding at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area are Double-crested Cormorant (90%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (90%), and Brown Pelican (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 92 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (102 species). 202 species have been reported here across 1,143 complete checklists from 519 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 39 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 Cormorant90%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  3. 3Brown Pelican88%
  4. 4Great Egret86%
  5. 5White Ibis70%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird64%
  7. 7Turkey Vulture64%
  8. 8Laughing Gull59%
  9. 9Northern Harrier57%
  10. 10Carolina Wren56%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal56%
  12. 12Clapper Rail55%
  13. 13Snowy Egret55%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher53%
  15. 15Tricolored Heron52%

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 87 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  3. Brown Pelican71%
  4. Great Egret69%
  5. Northern Mockingbird62%

Spring 89 species

  1. Brown Pelican87%
  2. Laughing Gull86%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  4. Great Egret80%
  5. Northern Cardinal79%

Summer 77 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. Brown Pelican92%
  3. White Ibis86%
  4. Great Egret80%
  5. Clapper Rail78%

Fall 92 species

  1. Brown Pelican91%
  2. Great Egret84%
  3. White Ibis76%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant71%
  5. Northern Mockingbird69%

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.