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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Wake County Open Space - Crabtree Creek Mitigation Project are Great Blue Heron (91%), Double-crested Cormorant (84%), and Killdeer (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (80 species). 189 species have been reported here across 2,512 complete checklists from 371 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 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. 1Great Blue Heron91%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant84%
  3. 3Killdeer76%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull75%
  5. 5Carolina Wren64%
  6. 6Song Sparrow63%
  7. 7White-throated Sparrow60%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet56%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal55%
  10. 10Bald Eagle53%
  11. 11Carolina Chickadee52%
  12. 12American Crow52%
  13. 13Belted Kingfisher44%
  14. 14Hooded Merganser44%
  15. 15Ruddy Duck43%

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 63 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. Great Blue Heron84%
  3. Bald Eagle69%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant68%
  5. Carolina Wren63%

Spring 82 species

  1. Great Blue Heron92%
  2. Northern Cardinal76%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  4. Carolina Wren74%
  5. Mallard72%

Summer 64 species

  1. Great Blue Heron92%
  2. Great Egret83%
  3. Killdeer79%
  4. Carolina Wren75%
  5. Northern Cardinal59%

Fall 73 species

  1. Great Blue Heron90%
  2. Killdeer82%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  4. Carolina Wren72%
  5. Northern Cardinal59%

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.