WhenToBird

Birding spot · Douglas County, Nebraska

Birding at Lake Forest Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Forest Park are Mallard (97%), Northern Cardinal (76%), and Canada Goose (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (81 species). 156 species have been reported here across 1,397 complete checklists from 310 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMay 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1Mallard97%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal76%
  3. 3Canada Goose70%
  4. 4Blue Jay66%
  5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker64%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker63%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco61%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee59%
  9. 9White-breasted Nuthatch59%
  10. 10American Robin56%
  11. 11European Starling51%
  12. 12White-throated Sparrow51%
  13. 13Gadwall47%
  14. 14Belted Kingfisher40%
  15. 15Brown Creeper40%

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 39 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Canada Goose82%
  3. Northern Cardinal78%
  4. Downy Woodpecker73%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker64%

Spring 74 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Northern Cardinal87%
  3. American Robin84%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird84%
  5. Common Grackle70%

Summer 50 species

  1. Wood Duck92%
  2. American Robin83%
  3. Gray Catbird72%
  4. Northern Cardinal71%
  5. Great Blue Heron62%

Fall 56 species

  1. Blue Jay77%
  2. American Robin74%
  3. Mallard71%
  4. Wood Duck68%
  5. Northern Cardinal67%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Nebraska.

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.