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Birding spot · Lake County, Illinois

Birding at North Beach Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Beach Park are Ring-billed Gull (80%), American Herring Gull (71%), and Canada Goose (59%). It is busiest in spring, when 115 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (118 species). 270 species have been reported here across 5,726 complete checklists from 742 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJan 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 22-28: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsApr 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 359 checklistsMay 1-7: 113 species on 5%+ of 280 checklistsMay 8-14: 118 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsMay 15-21: 108 species on 5%+ of 254 checklistsMay 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 316 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 215 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsSep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsOct 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsNov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsNov 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 63 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. 1Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. 2American Herring Gull71%
  3. 3Canada Goose59%
  4. 4Mallard46%
  5. 5Red-breasted Merganser44%
  6. 6European Starling30%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee21%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco21%
  9. 9Small-billed Elaenia20%
  10. 10American Coot20%
  11. 11Long-tailed Duck20%
  12. 12American Goldfinch19%
  13. 13American Tree Sparrow18%
  14. 14Purple Sandpiper16%
  15. 15Bufflehead15%

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 32 species

  1. American Herring Gull75%
  2. Ring-billed Gull71%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser58%
  4. Canada Goose55%
  5. Mallard46%

Spring 115 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  2. Ring-billed Gull89%
  3. Canada Goose87%
  4. American Herring Gull87%
  5. American Robin78%

Summer 65 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. Barn Swallow92%
  3. American Herring Gull88%
  4. Canada Goose85%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird82%

Fall 67 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. American Herring Gull78%
  3. Canada Goose72%
  4. Mallard57%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant43%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Illinois.

  • Common Tern11% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 61.4×
  • European Goldfinch11% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 43.9×
  • Sanderling27% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 36.8×
  • Least Bittern6.1% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 31.9×
  • Dunlin10% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 15.5×
  • Forster's Tern5.5% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 13.1×
  • Piping Plover9.1% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 12.5×
  • Bank Swallow18% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 9.3×

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.