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Birding spot · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Birding at Masonboro Inlet: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Masonboro Inlet are Brown Pelican (100%), Double-crested Cormorant (84%), and Sanderling (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (66 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,535 complete checklists from 595 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJan 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Brown Pelican100%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. 3Sanderling82%
  4. 4Laughing Gull80%
  5. 5Forster's Tern79%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull79%
  7. 7Ruddy Turnstone74%
  8. 8Willet74%
  9. 9Common Loon64%
  10. 10Great Black-backed Gull57%
  11. 11American Herring Gull54%
  12. 12Northern Mockingbird52%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler51%
  14. 14House Finch44%
  15. 15Northern Gannet43%

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 49 species

  1. Common Loon91%
  2. Brown Pelican90%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  4. Ring-billed Gull87%
  5. American Herring Gull67%

Spring 61 species

  1. Brown Pelican82%
  2. Laughing Gull82%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  4. American Oystercatcher63%
  5. Northern Mockingbird62%

Summer 40 species

  1. Black Skimmer94%
  2. Laughing Gull89%
  3. Least Tern83%
  4. Common Tern81%
  5. Brown Pelican70%

Fall 47 species

  1. Brown Pelican92%
  2. Laughing Gull82%
  3. Sanderling80%
  4. Ruddy Turnstone70%
  5. Willet69%

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.