WhenToBird

Birding spot · Champaign County, Illinois

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Kaufman Park are Mallard (85%), Canada Goose (81%), and American Crow (65%). It is busiest in fall, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (76 species). 139 species have been reported here across 1,012 complete checklists from 180 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 18 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Mallard85%
  2. 2Canada Goose81%
  3. 3American Crow65%
  4. 4American Robin54%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal52%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird38%
  7. 7Mourning Dove38%
  8. 8European Starling38%
  9. 9Common Grackle35%
  10. 10American Goldfinch30%
  11. 11Great Blue Heron29%
  12. 12Song Sparrow29%
  13. 13Gray Catbird29%
  14. 14House Finch26%
  15. 15Blue Jay24%

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 26 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Canada Goose92%
  3. American Crow63%
  4. Lesser Scaup32%
  5. Belted Kingfisher25%

Spring 60 species

  1. Canada Goose88%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Mallard84%
  4. Common Grackle81%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird81%

Summer 46 species

  1. American Robin81%
  2. Northern Cardinal78%
  3. Gray Catbird73%
  4. Mallard70%
  5. American Goldfinch67%

Fall 61 species

  1. Mallard83%
  2. American Crow74%
  3. American Robin68%
  4. Canada Goose63%
  5. Blue Jay56%

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.