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Birding spot · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Birding at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Freedom Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mecklenburg County Open Space - Freedom Park are Northern Cardinal (95%), Carolina Wren (91%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (74 species). 103 species have been reported here across 936 complete checklists from 178 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 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 Cardinal95%
  2. 2Carolina Wren91%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker84%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow80%
  5. 5American Robin78%
  6. 6American Crow73%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker71%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet69%
  9. 9Brown-headed Nuthatch65%
  10. 10Golden-crowned Kinglet65%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird65%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco60%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee56%
  14. 14Eastern Bluebird55%
  15. 15Eastern Phoebe53%

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 45 species

  1. Northern Cardinal80%
  2. American Robin74%
  3. Carolina Wren71%
  4. Eastern Bluebird63%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker63%

Spring 56 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. American Robin86%
  3. Carolina Wren71%
  4. Mallard68%
  5. Eastern Bluebird61%

Summer 37 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren76%
  3. Mallard69%
  4. Eastern Bluebird67%
  5. American Robin52%

Fall 44 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. Carolina Wren83%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  4. American Crow68%
  5. Eastern Bluebird66%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across North Carolina.

  • Mallard57% of checklists here vs 13% statewide: 4.3×
  • Barred Owl9.1% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 3.7×

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.