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Birding spot · Sauk County, Wisconsin

Birding at Baxter's Hollow: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Baxter's Hollow are Black-capped Chickadee (74%), American Robin (73%), and American Crow (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (90 species). 148 species have been reported here across 1,009 complete checklists from 328 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (9 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMay 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee74%
  2. 2American Robin73%
  3. 3American Crow73%
  4. 4Blue Jay68%
  5. 5American Goldfinch67%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal65%
  7. 7American Redstart58%
  8. 8Red-eyed Vireo56%
  9. 9Ovenbird55%
  10. 10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher54%
  11. 11Eastern Wood-Pewee52%
  12. 12Veery52%
  13. 13Louisiana Waterthrush51%
  14. 14Song Sparrow50%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker50%

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 31 species

  1. American Crow77%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee70%
  3. Blue Jay58%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch58%
  5. Downy Woodpecker52%

Spring 87 species

  1. American Robin83%
  2. American Crow74%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee72%
  4. Northern Cardinal70%
  5. Blue Jay70%

Summer 69 species

  1. Red-eyed Vireo93%
  2. Eastern Wood-Pewee91%
  3. American Redstart85%
  4. Acadian Flycatcher81%
  5. American Robin80%

Fall 77 species

  1. Blue Jay92%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee88%
  3. White-breasted Nuthatch82%
  4. Downy Woodpecker76%
  5. American Crow70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wisconsin.

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.