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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Lincoln (Abraham) (Montrose Harbor): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lincoln (Abraham) (Montrose Harbor) are Canada Goose (83%), Ring-billed Gull (80%), and Mallard (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (90 species). 204 species have been reported here across 2,284 complete checklists from 734 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsJan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMar 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 131 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 Goose83%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. 3Mallard77%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser62%
  5. 5House Sparrow54%
  6. 6American Herring Gull41%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant38%
  8. 8American Robin37%
  9. 9European Starling34%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee33%
  11. 11American Crow30%
  12. 12Northern Cardinal28%
  13. 13Horned Grebe21%
  14. 14Common Goldeneye20%
  15. 15American Coot18%

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 27 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Common Goldeneye87%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Ring-billed Gull83%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser80%

Spring 54 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. House Sparrow62%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird57%

Summer 41 species

  1. Mallard82%
  2. Canada Goose73%
  3. House Sparrow73%
  4. Ring-billed Gull72%
  5. Barn Swallow65%

Fall 41 species

  1. Canada Goose75%
  2. Mallard74%
  3. Ring-billed Gull72%
  4. House Sparrow52%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant44%

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.