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Birding spot · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Birding at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Clark's Creek Nature Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Clark's Creek Nature Preserve are Northern Mockingbird (96%), Carolina Wren (95%), and Northern Cardinal (94%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (81 species). 152 species have been reported here across 1,456 complete checklists from 305 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 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. 1Northern Mockingbird96%
  2. 2Carolina Wren95%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal94%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow94%
  5. 5Song Sparrow89%
  6. 6American Goldfinch88%
  7. 7Blue Jay87%
  8. 8Eastern Towhee87%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet87%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird86%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee82%
  12. 12Eastern Phoebe80%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker78%
  14. 14Field Sparrow76%
  15. 15American Robin71%

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. Northern Cardinal88%
  2. White-throated Sparrow85%
  3. Carolina Wren82%
  4. Northern Mockingbird82%
  5. Song Sparrow80%

Spring 78 species

  1. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. Carolina Wren88%
  3. Northern Mockingbird88%
  4. Field Sparrow87%
  5. American Robin86%

Summer 61 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird94%
  2. Northern Cardinal90%
  3. American Goldfinch85%
  4. Indigo Bunting80%
  5. Carolina Wren79%

Fall 73 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird94%
  2. Northern Cardinal92%
  3. Carolina Wren89%
  4. Eastern Bluebird81%
  5. Eastern Phoebe80%

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.