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Birding spot · LaPorte County, Indiana

Birding at Washington Park / Michigan City: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Washington Park / Michigan City are Ring-billed Gull (96%), American Herring Gull (83%), and Double-crested Cormorant (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (51 species). 174 species have been reported here across 2,145 complete checklists from 648 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsJul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJul 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsAug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsAug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsSep 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 24 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 53 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. 1Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. 2American Herring Gull83%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant62%
  4. 4Red-breasted Merganser54%
  5. 5Mallard38%
  6. 6Horned Grebe36%
  7. 7Common Loon32%
  8. 8Canada Goose28%
  9. 9Snow Bunting18%
  10. 10House Sparrow18%
  11. 11American Crow14%
  12. 12Sanderling13%
  13. 13Bonaparte's Gull12%
  14. 14Bufflehead12%
  15. 15Peregrine Falcon11%

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 29 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser83%
  3. American Herring Gull82%
  4. Common Goldeneye52%
  5. Canada Goose50%

Spring 46 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. American Herring Gull79%
  3. Caspian Tern78%
  4. Canada Goose73%
  5. Mallard65%

Summer 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull94%
  2. American Herring Gull86%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant84%
  4. Caspian Tern83%
  5. Barn Swallow83%

Fall 30 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull96%
  2. American Herring Gull87%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  4. Mallard49%
  5. Sanderling44%

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.