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Birding spot · Forsyth County, North Carolina

Birding at Lower Janita Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lower Janita Lake are Killdeer (93%), Mallard (93%), and Song Sparrow (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (98 species). 181 species have been reported here across 1,378 complete checklists from 161 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 42 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. 1Killdeer93%
  2. 2Mallard93%
  3. 3Song Sparrow91%
  4. 4Green-winged Teal88%
  5. 5Carolina Wren87%
  6. 6Eastern Phoebe87%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow85%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal84%
  9. 9Canada Goose82%
  10. 10Mourning Dove81%
  11. 11Eastern Bluebird76%
  12. 12American Crow70%
  13. 13Northern Mockingbird70%
  14. 14European Starling64%
  15. 15American Goldfinch61%

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 68 species

  1. Mallard98%
  2. Canada Goose86%
  3. Green-winged Teal84%
  4. Killdeer84%
  5. Song Sparrow83%

Spring 89 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Killdeer84%
  4. Mallard83%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird82%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mourning Dove95%
  2. Killdeer91%
  3. Indigo Bunting87%
  4. Northern Mockingbird87%
  5. American Goldfinch86%

Fall 93 species

  1. Killdeer94%
  2. Mourning Dove89%
  3. Carolina Wren83%
  4. Northern Cardinal82%
  5. Northern Mockingbird77%

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.