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Birding spot · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Birding at New Hanover County Park (Carolina Lake): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at New Hanover County Park (Carolina Lake) are Mallard (90%), White Ibis (83%), and Snowy Egret (79%). It is busiest in winter, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early January (68 species). 145 species have been reported here across 977 complete checklists from 387 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (2 checklists)May 1-7: low data (6 checklists)May 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 60 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. 1Mallard90%
  2. 2White Ibis83%
  3. 3Snowy Egret79%
  4. 4Killdeer65%
  5. 5Laughing Gull63%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull59%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant54%
  8. 8Little Blue Heron45%
  9. 9Turkey Vulture44%
  10. 10Rock Pigeon39%
  11. 11Boat-tailed Grackle38%
  12. 12European Starling38%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup38%
  14. 14Brown Pelican35%
  15. 15American Coot31%

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. Mallard93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. American Coot69%
  4. Canada Goose68%
  5. White Ibis63%

Spring 51 species

  1. Laughing Gull89%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle80%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Canada Goose79%
  5. House Sparrow66%

Summer 53 species

  1. Canada Goose81%
  2. Laughing Gull77%
  3. Mallard72%
  4. Brown Pelican54%
  5. Tricolored Heron54%

Fall 53 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Snowy Egret78%
  3. Laughing Gull72%
  4. White Ibis63%
  5. Killdeer61%

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.