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Birding spot · Champaign County, Illinois

Birding at Weaver Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Weaver Park are American Crow (73%), European Starling (50%), and American Robin (46%). It is busiest in fall, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (71 species). 158 species have been reported here across 962 complete checklists from 147 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1American Crow73%
  2. 2European Starling50%
  3. 3American Robin46%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal42%
  5. 5Blue Jay40%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker38%
  7. 7American Goldfinch35%
  8. 8Dark-eyed Junco33%
  9. 9Mallard29%
  10. 10Song Sparrow29%
  11. 11Swamp Sparrow29%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow29%
  13. 13Northern Flicker27%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker27%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird27%

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 24 species

  1. American Crow60%
  2. Canada Goose43%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco34%
  4. Northern Cardinal31%
  5. Downy Woodpecker27%

Spring 55 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Canada Goose85%
  3. American Crow74%
  4. American Robin72%
  5. Northern Cardinal64%

Summer 39 species

  1. American Goldfinch75%
  2. Northern Cardinal67%
  3. American Robin63%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird61%
  5. Song Sparrow56%

Fall 69 species

  1. American Crow77%
  2. Blue Jay73%
  3. American Goldfinch72%
  4. Mallard64%
  5. American Robin64%

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.