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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lincoln (Abraham) are Black-capped Chickadee (82%), Ring-billed Gull (81%), and Northern Cardinal (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 118 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (113 species). 308 species have been reported here across 40,318 complete checklists from 4,631 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 615 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 423 checklistsJan 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 317 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 383 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 263 checklistsFeb 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 308 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsFeb 22-28: 39 species on 5%+ of 416 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 495 checklistsMar 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 543 checklistsMar 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 539 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 891 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 749 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 1244 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 1070 checklistsApr 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 2423 checklistsMay 1-7: 111 species on 5%+ of 2110 checklistsMay 8-14: 113 species on 5%+ of 2401 checklistsMay 15-21: 111 species on 5%+ of 2305 checklistsMay 22-31: 99 species on 5%+ of 2053 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 740 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 456 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 388 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 481 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 434 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 425 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 556 checklistsJul 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 804 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 553 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 700 checklistsAug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 718 checklistsAug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 1321 checklistsSep 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 1168 checklistsSep 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 1032 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 1029 checklistsSep 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 1422 checklistsOct 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 846 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 855 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 863 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 984 checklistsNov 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 863 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 841 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 579 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 692 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 399 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 368 checklistsDec 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 348 checklistsDec 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 645 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee82%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal80%
  4. 4Canada Goose80%
  5. 5House Sparrow77%
  6. 6American Robin71%
  7. 7Mallard68%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco66%
  9. 9American Goldfinch58%
  10. 10American Tree Sparrow55%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker52%
  12. 12Red-breasted Merganser49%
  13. 13European Starling47%
  14. 14American Herring Gull47%
  15. 15White-throated Sparrow38%

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 37 species

  1. Northern Cardinal86%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  3. House Sparrow86%
  4. Canada Goose83%
  5. Ring-billed Gull81%

Spring 118 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Northern Cardinal86%
  4. Common Grackle86%
  5. Mallard84%

Summer 68 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull87%
  2. American Robin82%
  3. Mallard79%
  4. Northern Cardinal78%
  5. Barn Swallow78%

Fall 90 species

  1. Northern Cardinal83%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee82%
  3. Ring-billed Gull80%
  4. Canada Goose77%
  5. House Sparrow68%

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.