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Birding spot · Washington County, Tennessee

Birding at Jacobs Nature Park at Sinking Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jacobs Nature Park at Sinking Creek are Carolina Chickadee (93%), Carolina Wren (93%), and Northern Cardinal (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (75 species). 132 species have been reported here across 878 complete checklists from 121 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Carolina Chickadee93%
  2. 2Carolina Wren93%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal87%
  4. 4Song Sparrow87%
  5. 5American Crow85%
  6. 6Blue Jay83%
  7. 7Tufted Titmouse83%
  8. 8American Robin78%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow78%
  10. 10Downy Woodpecker76%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker72%
  12. 12Winter Wren70%
  13. 13American Goldfinch65%
  14. 14Golden-crowned Kinglet59%
  15. 15Northern Flicker54%

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 40 species

  1. Carolina Wren95%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. Carolina Chickadee80%
  4. Northern Cardinal77%
  5. Tufted Titmouse73%

Spring 65 species

  1. Northern Cardinal97%
  2. Carolina Wren93%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  4. Blue Jay88%
  5. American Robin88%

Summer 52 species

  1. Carolina Wren98%
  2. Northern Cardinal92%
  3. Blue Jay79%
  4. Gray Catbird79%
  5. American Goldfinch77%

Fall 72 species

  1. Blue Jay94%
  2. Carolina Wren94%
  3. Northern Cardinal92%
  4. Carolina Chickadee89%
  5. Tufted Titmouse81%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Tennessee.

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.