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Birding spot · DuPage County, Illinois

Birding at North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve are Mallard (95%), Ring-billed Gull (86%), and Canada Goose (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (87 species). 207 species have been reported here across 3,304 complete checklists from 318 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsAug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 37 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. 1Mallard95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull86%
  3. 3Canada Goose80%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron75%
  5. 5American Robin65%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal62%
  7. 7Mourning Dove61%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco56%
  9. 9Blue Jay52%
  10. 10American Goldfinch52%
  11. 11American Tree Sparrow51%
  12. 12Green-winged Teal48%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker45%
  14. 14Killdeer43%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk41%

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 36 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. Canada Goose78%
  3. Ring-billed Gull57%
  4. Great Blue Heron55%
  5. Common Merganser53%

Spring 81 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. American Robin88%
  4. Ring-billed Gull86%
  5. Killdeer82%

Summer 71 species

  1. Great Egret96%
  2. Great Blue Heron93%
  3. Mallard92%
  4. Killdeer91%
  5. Ring-billed Gull87%

Fall 78 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Great Blue Heron90%
  3. Canada Goose89%
  4. Ring-billed Gull85%
  5. American Robin79%

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.