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Birding spot · Clinton County, Illinois

Birding at Carlyle Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carlyle Lake are Ring-billed Gull (98%), American White Pelican (93%), and American Herring Gull (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (89 species). 176 species have been reported here across 912 complete checklists from 154 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Ring-billed Gull98%
  2. 2American White Pelican93%
  3. 3American Herring Gull74%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron70%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant60%
  6. 6European Starling53%
  7. 7Bonaparte's Gull44%
  8. 8Mallard42%
  9. 9American Crow33%
  10. 10House Sparrow30%
  11. 11Franklin's Gull28%
  12. 12American Coot26%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker26%
  14. 14Killdeer21%
  15. 15Blue Jay19%

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 45 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. American White Pelican64%
  3. Mallard50%
  4. American Herring Gull46%
  5. Canada Goose44%

Spring 72 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull83%
  2. Purple Martin74%
  3. American Robin67%
  4. Canada Goose65%
  5. Mallard54%

Summer 57 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull85%
  2. Great Blue Heron60%
  3. Purple Martin57%
  4. Northern Cardinal56%
  5. European Starling55%

Fall 50 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Great Blue Heron77%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant68%
  4. American White Pelican66%
  5. European Starling54%

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.