WhenToBird

Birding spot · Lake County, Indiana

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Lakefront Park are Black-capped Chickadee (90%), Dark-eyed Junco (86%), and Ring-billed Gull (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 125 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (113 species). 223 species have been reported here across 1,190 complete checklists from 276 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 113 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 22-31: 103 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee90%
  2. 2Dark-eyed Junco86%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull85%
  4. 4American Coot81%
  5. 5American Goldfinch73%
  6. 6House Sparrow73%
  7. 7Downy Woodpecker70%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal69%
  9. 9American Crow68%
  10. 10European Starling67%
  11. 11Mallard64%
  12. 12Canada Goose61%
  13. 13American Herring Gull60%
  14. 14House Finch60%
  15. 15Mourning Dove60%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Indiana.

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.