WhenToBird

Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at NC State University Farm Pond Number Two: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at NC State University Farm Pond Number Two are Ruddy Duck (88%), White-throated Sparrow (84%), and Carolina Wren (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (86 species). 180 species have been reported here across 5,397 complete checklists from 927 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 243 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 232 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsMay 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJun 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsDec 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 130 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. 1Ruddy Duck88%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow84%
  3. 3Carolina Wren78%
  4. 4Song Sparrow78%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal75%
  6. 6Mallard68%
  7. 7American Crow62%
  8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker61%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse60%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee59%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron59%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird55%
  13. 13Blue Jay53%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture53%
  15. 15Eastern Phoebe52%

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. Ruddy Duck92%
  2. Northern Cardinal80%
  3. White-throated Sparrow79%
  4. Song Sparrow73%
  5. Carolina Wren72%

Spring 80 species

  1. Northern Cardinal92%
  2. Carolina Wren84%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Tufted Titmouse78%
  5. Eastern Phoebe72%

Summer 66 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Carolina Wren87%
  3. Indigo Bunting68%
  4. Tufted Titmouse66%
  5. American Goldfinch63%

Fall 72 species

  1. Carolina Wren84%
  2. Northern Cardinal81%
  3. American Crow72%
  4. Carolina Chickadee68%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker67%

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.