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Birding spot · Lake County, Illinois

Birding at Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve (southeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve (southeast) are Canada Goose (92%), Mallard (85%), and Sandhill Crane (71%). It is busiest in spring, when 97 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (114 species). 204 species have been reported here across 924 complete checklists from 290 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 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. 1Canada Goose92%
  2. 2Mallard85%
  3. 3Sandhill Crane71%
  4. 4American Tree Sparrow69%
  5. 5Red-tailed Hawk68%
  6. 6European Starling61%
  7. 7Mourning Dove58%
  8. 8Hooded Merganser56%
  9. 9American Crow53%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco49%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull49%
  12. 12American Robin47%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker46%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
  15. 15Black-capped Chickadee44%

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 45 species

  1. Canada Goose76%
  2. Mallard65%
  3. American Tree Sparrow58%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk56%
  5. Mourning Dove53%

Spring 97 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. American Robin87%
  3. Mallard85%
  4. Canada Goose85%
  5. Song Sparrow81%

Summer 81 species

  1. American Goldfinch96%
  2. Song Sparrow91%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  4. American Robin88%
  5. Great Blue Heron87%

Fall 97 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard84%
  3. American Goldfinch75%
  4. Great Blue Heron64%
  5. Song Sparrow64%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Illinois.

  • Trumpeter Swan37% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 36.0×
  • Bobolink27% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 21.8×
  • Marsh Wren21% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 12.7×
  • Gadwall36% of checklists here vs 3.1% statewide: 11.6×
  • American Wigeon12% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 10.8×
  • Henslow's Sparrow10% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 10.8×
  • Sora11% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 9.0×
  • Willow Flycatcher18% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 8.9×

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.