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Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Motts Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Motts Creek are Double-crested Cormorant (83%), American Herring Gull (66%), and Killdeer (52%). It is busiest in spring, when 55 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (65 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,741 complete checklists from 671 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant83%
  2. 2American Herring Gull66%
  3. 3Killdeer52%
  4. 4Boat-tailed Grackle49%
  5. 5Brown Pelican49%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull48%
  7. 7Bufflehead45%
  8. 8European Starling45%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler35%
  10. 10Long-tailed Duck31%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull26%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron19%
  13. 13Laughing Gull19%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher16%
  15. 15Common Loon16%

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 37 species

  1. American Herring Gull64%
  2. Killdeer51%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant50%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull50%
  5. Bufflehead45%

Spring 55 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle73%
  2. American Herring Gull71%
  3. Laughing Gull58%
  4. Killdeer54%
  5. European Starling46%

Summer 46 species

  1. Laughing Gull89%
  2. Killdeer82%
  3. American Herring Gull70%
  4. European Starling60%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle49%

Fall 48 species

  1. Killdeer74%
  2. American Herring Gull60%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle57%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant53%
  5. Brown Pelican50%

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.