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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at North Carolina State University Agricultural Research Land (Tysonville): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Carolina State University Agricultural Research Land (Tysonville) are Northern Cardinal (97%), White-throated Sparrow (95%), and Northern Mockingbird (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (75 species). 156 species have been reported here across 3,219 complete checklists from 394 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 59 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. 1Northern Cardinal97%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow95%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird91%
  4. 4Song Sparrow91%
  5. 5Carolina Wren87%
  6. 6House Finch84%
  7. 7American Robin81%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee81%
  9. 9Blue Jay79%
  10. 10Eastern Towhee78%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  12. 12Chipping Sparrow67%
  13. 13Mourning Dove67%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker65%
  15. 15Field Sparrow65%

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. Northern Cardinal96%
  2. White-throated Sparrow95%
  3. Carolina Chickadee90%
  4. Song Sparrow89%
  5. Carolina Wren84%

Spring 69 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. House Finch90%
  3. Carolina Wren88%
  4. Eastern Towhee88%
  5. Eastern Bluebird85%

Summer 56 species

  1. Northern Cardinal98%
  2. Carolina Wren90%
  3. House Finch88%
  4. Indigo Bunting87%
  5. Eastern Towhee85%

Fall 61 species

  1. Northern Cardinal95%
  2. Northern Mockingbird90%
  3. Carolina Wren87%
  4. Blue Jay87%
  5. House Finch85%

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.