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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 Brown Pelican (88%), Double-crested Cormorant (86%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 86 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (112 species). 225 species have been reported here across 1,318 complete checklists from 635 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (6 checklists)May 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 8-14: 112 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Brown Pelican88%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant86%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  4. 4Great Black-backed Gull73%
  5. 5American Herring Gull68%
  6. 6Boat-tailed Grackle57%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull55%
  8. 8Song Sparrow50%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird49%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow45%
  11. 11Royal Tern43%
  12. 12Sanderling43%
  13. 13Lesser Black-backed Gull41%
  14. 14Laughing Gull40%
  15. 15Northern Gannet40%

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 48 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  2. Brown Pelican70%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull66%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  5. American Herring Gull62%

Spring 66 species

  1. Boat-tailed Grackle75%
  2. Brown Pelican75%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  4. American Herring Gull65%
  5. Laughing Gull62%

Summer 59 species

  1. Laughing Gull89%
  2. Least Tern88%
  3. Royal Tern79%
  4. Brown Pelican79%
  5. Willet76%

Fall 86 species

  1. Brown Pelican88%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull73%
  4. Northern Mockingbird67%
  5. Boat-tailed Grackle67%

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.