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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at Town of Cary Open Space - Fred G. Bond Metro Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Town of Cary Open Space - Fred G. Bond Metro Park are Double-crested Cormorant (91%), Mallard (90%), and Great Blue Heron (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (75 species). 151 species have been reported here across 1,565 complete checklists from 301 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 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 Cormorant91%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron86%
  4. 4Carolina Wren79%
  5. 5American Crow74%
  6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker73%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse69%
  8. 8Downy Woodpecker65%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow65%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal63%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee61%
  12. 12Song Sparrow58%
  13. 13Eastern Bluebird56%
  14. 14Northern Flicker56%
  15. 15Ruddy Duck53%

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. Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Great Blue Heron82%
  4. Carolina Wren79%
  5. American Crow78%

Spring 81 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Northern Cardinal91%
  3. Tufted Titmouse89%
  4. Carolina Wren89%
  5. American Crow86%

Summer 59 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Carolina Wren90%
  3. Northern Cardinal89%
  4. American Crow82%
  5. Tufted Titmouse77%

Fall 77 species

  1. Carolina Wren89%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. American Crow87%
  4. Great Blue Heron81%
  5. Northern Cardinal81%

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.