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Birding spot · Lake County, Illinois

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park are American Herring Gull (72%), Red-breasted Merganser (70%), and Canada Goose (69%). It is busiest in spring, when 126 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (120 species). 265 species have been reported here across 6,343 complete checklists from 957 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsApr 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsMay 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsMay 8-14: 114 species on 5%+ of 213 checklistsMay 15-21: 120 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsMay 22-31: 115 species on 5%+ of 373 checklistsJun 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsJun 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsJun 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsJun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsJul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsJul 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsJul 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsAug 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsAug 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsAug 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsAug 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 241 checklistsSep 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsSep 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 147 checklistsSep 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsSep 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsOct 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsOct 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsNov 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 95 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 Gull72%
  2. 2Red-breasted Merganser70%
  3. 3Canada Goose69%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull69%
  5. 5Mallard47%
  6. 6American Tree Sparrow44%
  7. 7Blue Jay40%
  8. 8Bufflehead37%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco35%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee35%
  11. 11American Crow33%
  12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
  13. 13American Goldfinch29%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye28%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker24%

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 29 species

  1. American Herring Gull70%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser63%
  3. Canada Goose61%
  4. Ring-billed Gull58%
  5. Common Goldeneye55%

Spring 126 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Mallard68%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee68%

Summer 81 species

  1. Eastern Wood-Pewee80%
  2. Field Sparrow80%
  3. Mourning Dove79%
  4. American Goldfinch79%
  5. American Robin78%

Fall 102 species

  1. Canada Goose72%
  2. Blue Jay70%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee67%
  4. Ring-billed Gull67%
  5. American Goldfinch63%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Illinois.

  • Brewer's Blackbird19% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 81.9×
  • Red-throated Loon6.5% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 45.7×
  • European Goldfinch10% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 39.8×
  • Merlin8.7% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 11.9×
  • Sanderling7.9% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 10.8×
  • Sandhill Crane37% of checklists here vs 4.4% statewide: 8.4×
  • Marsh Wren13% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 7.5×
  • Bank Swallow14% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 7.0×

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.