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Birding spot · Chatham County, North Carolina

Birding at Jordan Game Land: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jordan Game Land are Eastern Towhee (86%), Song Sparrow (83%), and White-throated Sparrow (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (96 species). 174 species have been reported here across 1,161 complete checklists from 349 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsSep 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 57 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. 1Eastern Towhee86%
  2. 2Song Sparrow83%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow81%
  4. 4Ruby-crowned Kinglet74%
  5. 5Blue Jay71%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee69%
  8. 8Brown-headed Nuthatch67%
  9. 9Carolina Wren67%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron67%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse64%
  12. 12American Goldfinch62%
  13. 13Northern Cardinal62%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe57%
  15. 15American Crow55%

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. Song Sparrow88%
  2. Eastern Towhee77%
  3. Brown-headed Nuthatch76%
  4. White-throated Sparrow76%
  5. Carolina Wren74%

Spring 88 species

  1. Eastern Towhee82%
  2. Northern Cardinal80%
  3. Chipping Sparrow77%
  4. Tufted Titmouse72%
  5. Carolina Wren72%

Summer 92 species

  1. Indigo Bunting83%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. Carolina Wren80%
  4. Eastern Wood-Pewee80%
  5. Mourning Dove79%

Fall 94 species

  1. Carolina Wren79%
  2. Northern Cardinal74%
  3. Carolina Chickadee73%
  4. Great Blue Heron72%
  5. Blue Jay71%

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.