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Birding spot · Cook County, Illinois

Birding at Steelworkers: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Steelworkers are Red-breasted Merganser (77%), Ring-billed Gull (75%), and American Herring Gull (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (119 species). 199 species have been reported here across 1,843 complete checklists from 591 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsFeb 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsMar 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 119 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Red-breasted Merganser77%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull75%
  3. 3American Herring Gull68%
  4. 4American Tree Sparrow45%
  5. 5Common Loon43%
  6. 6Canada Goose38%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant37%
  8. 8Horned Grebe35%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco30%
  10. 10American Goldfinch23%
  11. 11American Kestrel20%
  12. 12Black-legged Kittiwake18%
  13. 13American Crow16%
  14. 14Mallard14%
  15. 15Common Merganser12%

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 30 species

  1. Red-breasted Merganser86%
  2. American Herring Gull76%
  3. Canada Goose64%
  4. Ring-billed Gull58%
  5. Common Goldeneye53%

Spring 65 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Ring-billed Gull78%
  3. Red-breasted Merganser75%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird65%
  5. American Robin59%

Summer 53 species

  1. Song Sparrow81%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  3. Ring-billed Gull79%
  4. American Goldfinch77%
  5. American Robin72%

Fall 51 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull75%
  2. American Herring Gull57%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant51%
  4. Red-breasted Merganser47%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco39%

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.