WhenToBird

Birding spot · Haywood County, North Carolina

Birding at Lake Junaluska: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Junaluska are Canada Goose (94%), American Coot (91%), and Pied-billed Grebe (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (75 species). 187 species have been reported here across 3,604 complete checklists from 657 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsDec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 119 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. 1Canada Goose94%
  2. 2American Coot91%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe91%
  4. 4Mallard89%
  5. 5American Crow83%
  6. 6Song Sparrow83%
  7. 7Ruddy Duck80%
  8. 8Mute Swan73%
  9. 9Carolina Wren65%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee63%
  11. 11Blue Jay61%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant61%
  13. 13Ring-necked Duck61%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher59%
  15. 15Eastern Bluebird56%

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 61 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. American Coot84%
  4. American Crow84%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe83%

Spring 69 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. American Crow80%
  4. Song Sparrow80%
  5. Tree Swallow80%

Summer 49 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Song Sparrow89%
  3. Mallard85%
  4. American Crow77%
  5. Northern Mockingbird74%

Fall 66 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. Song Sparrow83%
  5. Blue Jay74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across North Carolina.

  • Mute Swan70% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 116.1×
  • American Coot57% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 28.4×
  • Graylag Goose11% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 27.5×
  • Canvasback5.1% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 19.7×
  • Ring-necked Duck39% of checklists here vs 2.1% statewide: 18.5×
  • Redhead12% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 17.1×
  • Ruddy Duck49% of checklists here vs 3.1% statewide: 15.8×
  • Lesser Scaup17% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 14.9×

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.