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Birding spot · Chatham County, North Carolina

Birding at Lower Haw River State Natural Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lower Haw River State Natural Area are White-throated Sparrow (93%), American Crow (83%), and Carolina Chickadee (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 145 species have been reported here across 2,467 complete checklists from 586 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 236 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 248 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 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 Sparrow93%
  2. 2American Crow83%
  3. 3Carolina Chickadee83%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal81%
  5. 5Carolina Wren79%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet76%
  8. 8Tufted Titmouse74%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron71%
  10. 10Northern Flicker69%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture67%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher64%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird60%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler60%
  15. 15Blue Jay57%

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 54 species

  1. Northern Cardinal85%
  2. Carolina Chickadee83%
  3. White-throated Sparrow73%
  4. Carolina Wren73%
  5. Great Blue Heron73%

Spring 81 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Eastern Phoebe83%
  3. Carolina Wren81%
  4. Carolina Chickadee81%
  5. Tufted Titmouse81%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Carolina Wren77%
  3. Great Blue Heron77%
  4. American Crow74%
  5. Carolina Chickadee72%

Fall 69 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren82%
  3. Great Blue Heron81%
  4. Carolina Chickadee81%
  5. American Crow77%

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.