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Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (northwest) are Double-crested Cormorant (83%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (70%), and Brown Pelican (68%). It is busiest in fall, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (65 species). 147 species have been reported here across 1,024 complete checklists from 596 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsFeb 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (5 checklists)May 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 121 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. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler70%
  3. 3Brown Pelican68%
  4. 4Ruddy Turnstone51%
  5. 5Northern Mockingbird50%
  6. 6Boat-tailed Grackle49%
  7. 7American Herring Gull44%
  8. 8Great Black-backed Gull41%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull39%
  10. 10Killdeer29%
  11. 11Song Sparrow29%
  12. 12Laughing Gull23%
  13. 13Royal Tern23%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron22%
  15. 15Belted Kingfisher20%

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 39 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant91%
  2. Brown Pelican65%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle60%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull59%
  5. American Herring Gull57%

Spring 39 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant76%
  2. Boat-tailed Grackle66%
  3. Brown Pelican64%
  4. Laughing Gull57%
  5. Common Loon46%

Summer 53 species

  1. Laughing Gull88%
  2. Northern Mockingbird78%
  3. Brown Pelican72%
  4. Royal Tern61%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant58%

Fall 54 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  2. Brown Pelican72%
  3. Northern Mockingbird62%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle56%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler48%

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.