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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at K and W Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at K and W Lake are White-throated Sparrow (100%), Northern Cardinal (96%), and Carolina Chickadee (94%). It is busiest in fall, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (74 species). 140 species have been reported here across 1,070 complete checklists from 213 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 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 Sparrow100%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal96%
  3. 3Carolina Chickadee94%
  4. 4Carolina Wren92%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker92%
  6. 6Song Sparrow84%
  7. 7American Crow76%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker76%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse76%
  10. 10Blue Jay70%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird68%
  12. 12Eastern Towhee68%
  13. 13American Robin66%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  15. 15Northern Flicker54%

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 46 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee96%
  2. Carolina Wren94%
  3. White-throated Sparrow92%
  4. Northern Cardinal88%
  5. Tufted Titmouse81%

Spring 69 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. Carolina Wren96%
  3. Carolina Chickadee89%
  4. Tufted Titmouse89%
  5. Eastern Towhee89%

Summer 61 species

  1. Carolina Wren95%
  2. Northern Cardinal93%
  3. Tufted Titmouse89%
  4. Carolina Chickadee87%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%

Fall 72 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. Carolina Wren95%
  3. Carolina Chickadee93%
  4. American Robin93%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker89%

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.