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Birding spot · McLean County, Illinois

Birding at White Oak Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at White Oak Park are Canada Goose (99%), Mallard (96%), and American Crow (75%). It is busiest in fall, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (70 species). 133 species have been reported here across 817 complete checklists from 190 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: low data (5 checklists)May 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Sep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 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 Goose99%
  2. 2Mallard96%
  3. 3American Crow75%
  4. 4American Coot56%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe49%
  6. 6European Starling32%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull32%
  8. 8House Sparrow31%
  9. 9American Robin27%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco27%
  11. 11Blue Jay26%
  12. 12House Finch25%
  13. 13Red-winged Blackbird21%
  14. 14Gadwall20%
  15. 15Hooded Merganser19%

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 38 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. American Crow79%
  4. European Starling36%
  5. Cackling Goose34%

Spring 53 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  4. American Robin87%
  5. American Coot73%

Summer 44 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard95%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird93%
  4. American Robin81%
  5. Mourning Dove77%

Fall 63 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Mallard96%
  3. American Crow69%
  4. American Coot56%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe53%

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.