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Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve are Carolina Chickadee (84%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (76%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (73 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,597 complete checklists from 728 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 1Carolina Chickadee84%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker71%
  4. 4Carolina Wren60%
  5. 5Northern Flicker58%
  6. 6American Crow44%
  7. 7American Robin44%
  8. 8Pileated Woodpecker44%
  9. 9Golden-crowned Kinglet41%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker38%
  11. 11Brown-headed Nuthatch37%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal37%
  13. 13Brown Creeper36%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet35%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird33%

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 50 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee78%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler74%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker62%
  4. Carolina Wren62%
  5. Northern Cardinal57%

Spring 63 species

  1. Northern Cardinal86%
  2. Carolina Chickadee84%
  3. Carolina Wren77%
  4. Pine Warbler69%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker61%

Summer 48 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. Carolina Chickadee80%
  3. Carolina Wren75%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker47%
  5. American Robin44%

Fall 55 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee87%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  3. Carolina Wren71%
  4. Northern Cardinal65%
  5. American Robin58%

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.