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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Navy Pier Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Navy Pier Park are House Sparrow (81%), Black-capped Chickadee (69%), and Ring-billed Gull (61%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (91 species). 154 species have been reported here across 801 complete checklists from 254 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: 25 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1House Sparrow81%
  2. 2Black-capped Chickadee69%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull61%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow50%
  5. 5Red-breasted Merganser47%
  6. 6American Crow44%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco39%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon33%
  9. 9American Tree Sparrow31%
  10. 10Canada Goose31%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant31%
  12. 12House Finch31%
  13. 13Hermit Thrush28%
  14. 14American Herring Gull25%
  15. 15Song Sparrow19%

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 25 species

  1. Red-breasted Merganser68%
  2. Common Goldeneye59%
  3. House Sparrow57%
  4. American Crow54%
  5. American Herring Gull53%

Spring 90 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull90%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  3. House Sparrow84%
  4. American Robin78%
  5. American Crow72%

Summer 38 species

  1. House Sparrow82%
  2. Ring-billed Gull78%
  3. American Robin73%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird72%
  5. European Starling64%

Fall 55 species

  1. House Sparrow77%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee71%
  3. Ring-billed Gull68%
  4. White-throated Sparrow56%
  5. American Crow55%

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.