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Birding spot · Lake County, Illinois

Birding at Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park (north): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park (north) are American Herring Gull (84%), Red-breasted Merganser (77%), and Bufflehead (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (86 species). 226 species have been reported here across 5,119 complete checklists from 640 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 266 checklistsJan 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 225 checklistsJan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 252 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 177 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 388 checklistsFeb 22-28: 44 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 225 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 291 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. 1American Herring Gull84%
  2. 2Red-breasted Merganser77%
  3. 3Bufflehead68%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull58%
  5. 5Canada Goose58%
  6. 6Mallard38%
  7. 7American Tree Sparrow37%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco34%
  9. 9Common Goldeneye32%
  10. 10Snow Bunting29%
  11. 11European Starling26%
  12. 12Lesser Black-backed Gull25%
  13. 13Blue Jay24%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant23%
  15. 15Sandhill Crane22%

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 41 species

  1. Common Goldeneye90%
  2. Canada Goose88%
  3. Bufflehead87%
  4. American Herring Gull85%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser83%

Spring 63 species

  1. Canada Goose80%
  2. American Herring Gull74%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser74%
  4. Bufflehead64%
  5. Ring-billed Gull62%

Summer 48 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull92%
  2. American Herring Gull80%
  3. Barn Swallow72%
  4. Killdeer56%
  5. Caspian Tern55%

Fall 52 species

  1. American Herring Gull84%
  2. Ring-billed Gull67%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser58%
  4. Canada Goose52%
  5. Bufflehead48%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Illinois.

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.