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Birding spot · Peoria County, Illinois

Birding at Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area are Mute Swan (92%), Canada Goose (85%), and Great Blue Heron (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (87 species). 177 species have been reported here across 812 complete checklists from 117 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 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. 1Mute Swan92%
  2. 2Canada Goose85%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron85%
  4. 4Blue Jay71%
  5. 5Gadwall67%
  6. 6American Crow65%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull65%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe60%
  9. 9White-throated Sparrow58%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco54%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird54%
  12. 12Belted Kingfisher50%
  13. 13American White Pelican46%
  14. 14Northern Flicker44%
  15. 15Song Sparrow44%

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 44 species

  1. Mute Swan86%
  2. Canada Goose85%
  3. American Tree Sparrow65%
  4. Blue Jay58%
  5. Northern Cardinal55%

Spring 85 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mute Swan92%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  4. Northern Cardinal74%
  5. American Robin74%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mute Swan91%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  3. Eastern Kingbird82%
  4. Gray Catbird82%
  5. Mourning Dove82%

Fall 73 species

  1. Mute Swan93%
  2. Canada Goose85%
  3. Great Blue Heron84%
  4. Blue Jay80%
  5. Ring-billed Gull68%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Illinois.

  • Bell's Vireo20% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 41.2×
  • Mute Swan91% of checklists here vs 2.2% statewide: 41.0×
  • Cliff Swallow24% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 12.2×
  • Sora12% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 10.2×
  • Trumpeter Swan10% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 10.1×
  • American White Pelican23% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 8.7×
  • American Coot34% of checklists here vs 4.7% statewide: 7.3×
  • Gadwall22% of checklists here vs 3.1% 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.