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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Centennial Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Centennial Park are Canada Goose (96%), Mallard (90%), and Ring-billed Gull (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 62 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (71 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,282 complete checklists from 137 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 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. 1Canada Goose96%
  2. 2Mallard90%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco53%
  5. 5Mourning Dove46%
  6. 6American Robin43%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron43%
  8. 8House Sparrow43%
  9. 9Downy Woodpecker41%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal38%
  11. 11Blue Jay34%
  12. 12European Starling32%
  13. 13American Goldfinch31%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant29%
  15. 15American Tree Sparrow27%

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 34 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard75%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco56%
  4. House Sparrow50%
  5. Mourning Dove50%

Spring 62 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Ring-billed Gull86%
  4. American Robin85%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird80%

Summer 54 species

  1. Mourning Dove90%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. American Robin85%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Killdeer82%

Fall 46 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Ring-billed Gull79%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant62%
  5. Great Blue Heron60%

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.