WhenToBird

Birding spot · DuPage County, Illinois

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Law are Canada Goose (96%), Mallard (86%), and Great Blue Heron (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (109 species). 231 species have been reported here across 2,903 complete checklists from 459 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsApr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 22-31: 103 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsOct 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsOct 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsNov 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 2Mallard86%
  3. 3Great Blue Heron60%
  4. 4Blue Jay57%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal53%
  6. 6American Crow53%
  7. 7Sandhill Crane52%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull51%
  9. 9American Robin51%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee46%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco46%
  12. 12Mourning Dove46%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk45%
  14. 14Northern Shoveler39%
  15. 15Green-winged Teal38%

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

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.