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Birding spot · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Birding at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge are Blue Jay (84%), Song Sparrow (83%), and White-throated Sparrow (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (91 species). 174 species have been reported here across 1,735 complete checklists from 419 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 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. 1Blue Jay84%
  2. 2Song Sparrow83%
  3. 3White-throated Sparrow82%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal79%
  5. 5Eastern Towhee77%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird77%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee75%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker74%
  9. 9Carolina Wren71%
  10. 10Eastern Bluebird70%
  11. 11American Crow66%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet61%
  13. 13Tufted Titmouse61%
  14. 14Northern House Wren56%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Kinglet55%

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 62 species

  1. Carolina Wren74%
  2. Carolina Chickadee73%
  3. Northern Cardinal73%
  4. Song Sparrow73%
  5. Blue Jay69%

Spring 88 species

  1. Northern Cardinal88%
  2. Eastern Towhee85%
  3. Carolina Wren80%
  4. Mourning Dove77%
  5. Common Yellowthroat76%

Summer 72 species

  1. Indigo Bunting92%
  2. Northern Cardinal81%
  3. Mourning Dove78%
  4. Carolina Wren72%
  5. Eastern Towhee70%

Fall 81 species

  1. Blue Jay80%
  2. Carolina Wren80%
  3. Northern Cardinal80%
  4. Carolina Chickadee79%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker70%

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.