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Birding spot · Wake County, North Carolina

Birding at Wake County Open Space - Lake Crabtree County Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wake County Open Space - Lake Crabtree County Park are Double-crested Cormorant (91%), Great Blue Heron (86%), and Ring-billed Gull (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (85 species). 200 species have been reported here across 4,170 complete checklists from 942 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsJan 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMar 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMar 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsOct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 129 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. 2Great Blue Heron86%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull76%
  4. 4Carolina Wren69%
  5. 5Song Sparrow62%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal61%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe60%
  8. 8Eastern Bluebird56%
  9. 9Belted Kingfisher54%
  10. 10Carolina Chickadee53%
  11. 11Bald Eagle51%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse51%
  13. 13Blue Jay49%
  14. 14American Crow49%
  15. 15White-throated Sparrow47%

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 60 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull82%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant76%
  4. Carolina Wren67%
  5. Northern Cardinal66%

Spring 84 species

  1. Great Blue Heron86%
  2. Canada Goose78%
  3. Northern Cardinal78%
  4. Tufted Titmouse72%
  5. Carolina Wren71%

Summer 58 species

  1. Great Blue Heron83%
  2. Northern Cardinal82%
  3. Carolina Wren80%
  4. Tufted Titmouse70%
  5. Carolina Chickadee66%

Fall 71 species

  1. Great Blue Heron83%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant82%
  3. Carolina Wren76%
  4. Northern Cardinal73%
  5. Carolina Chickadee65%

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.