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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Lincoln (Abraham) (South Lagoon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lincoln (Abraham) (South Lagoon) are Mallard (92%), House Sparrow (92%), and Northern Cardinal (82%). It is busiest in fall, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (80 species). 173 species have been reported here across 2,486 complete checklists from 587 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 36 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 189 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 142 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 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. 1Mallard92%
  2. 2House Sparrow92%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal82%
  4. 4European Starling81%
  5. 5American Crow80%
  6. 6Black-capped Chickadee79%
  7. 7Canada Goose79%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco76%
  9. 9Wood Duck75%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull74%
  11. 11Green-winged Teal66%
  12. 12American Goldfinch65%
  13. 13American Robin64%
  14. 14White-throated Sparrow60%
  15. 15Rock Pigeon54%

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 28 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. House Sparrow85%
  3. Wood Duck76%
  4. American Crow73%
  5. Canada Goose68%

Spring 68 species

  1. House Sparrow89%
  2. Common Grackle79%
  3. Ring-billed Gull78%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  5. Mallard75%

Summer 44 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. House Sparrow93%
  3. Mallard86%
  4. Black-crowned Night Heron83%
  5. American Robin78%

Fall 74 species

  1. House Sparrow92%
  2. Mallard90%
  3. Northern Cardinal80%
  4. Ring-billed Gull78%
  5. European Starling75%

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.