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Birding spot · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Mecklenburg County Open Space - McDowell Nature Preserve are Song Sparrow (96%), Blue Jay (92%), and Carolina Wren (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (96 species). 150 species have been reported here across 805 complete checklists from 233 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1Song Sparrow96%
  2. 2Blue Jay92%
  3. 3Carolina Wren91%
  4. 4Eastern Bluebird89%
  5. 5Eastern Towhee89%
  6. 6Northern Mockingbird88%
  7. 7Carolina Chickadee86%
  8. 8White-throated Sparrow86%
  9. 9American Goldfinch83%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal82%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker79%
  12. 12Black Vulture76%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet76%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture76%
  15. 15American Crow75%

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 56 species

  1. Song Sparrow89%
  2. Eastern Towhee86%
  3. Blue Jay85%
  4. Northern Cardinal85%
  5. White-throated Sparrow84%

Spring 82 species

  1. Eastern Towhee91%
  2. Northern Cardinal91%
  3. Field Sparrow85%
  4. Carolina Wren81%
  5. Northern Mockingbird81%

Summer 66 species

  1. Eastern Towhee88%
  2. Northern Cardinal88%
  3. Northern Mockingbird85%
  4. Indigo Bunting84%
  5. American Goldfinch80%

Fall 75 species

  1. Blue Jay93%
  2. Northern Mockingbird91%
  3. Carolina Wren90%
  4. Eastern Towhee86%
  5. Eastern Bluebird83%

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.