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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Calumet: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Calumet are Canada Goose (96%), Ring-billed Gull (83%), and Mallard (59%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (105 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,381 complete checklists from 332 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 90 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. 1Canada Goose96%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull83%
  3. 3Mallard59%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco49%
  5. 5American Crow46%
  6. 6American Robin43%
  7. 7European Starling41%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal37%
  9. 9Bufflehead36%
  10. 10Monk Parakeet33%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker29%
  12. 12Red-breasted Merganser29%
  13. 13Black-capped Chickadee29%
  14. 14American Herring Gull28%
  15. 15American Black Duck28%

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 33 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser70%
  4. Mallard65%
  5. American Herring Gull56%

Spring 85 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. American Robin70%
  4. Northern Cardinal62%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird59%

Summer 53 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. Canada Goose72%
  3. American Robin65%
  4. House Sparrow63%
  5. Northern Cardinal57%

Fall 64 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Ring-billed Gull84%
  3. Mallard54%
  4. American Robin53%
  5. American Crow50%

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.