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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at Wake County Open Space - Crabtree Creek Mitigation Project (Haleys Branch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wake County Open Space - Crabtree Creek Mitigation Project (Haleys Branch) are Double-crested Cormorant (94%), Great Blue Heron (81%), and Pied-billed Grebe (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (79 species). 171 species have been reported here across 2,210 complete checklists from 406 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsAug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 87 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 Cormorant94%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron81%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe80%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull80%
  5. 5Carolina Wren78%
  6. 6White-throated Sparrow77%
  7. 7Mallard72%
  8. 8Song Sparrow72%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal68%
  10. 10Killdeer61%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler60%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher59%
  13. 13Blue Jay59%
  14. 14Carolina Chickadee57%
  15. 15American Crow57%

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. Ring-billed Gull91%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  3. Great Blue Heron84%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe76%
  5. Carolina Wren70%

Spring 75 species

  1. Great Blue Heron88%
  2. Northern Cardinal84%
  3. Mallard84%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Carolina Wren79%

Summer 61 species

  1. Great Blue Heron88%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Carolina Wren82%
  4. Northern Cardinal80%
  5. American Goldfinch68%

Fall 61 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  2. Great Blue Heron84%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Carolina Wren79%
  5. Northern Cardinal76%

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.