WhenToBird

Birding spot · Dane County, Wisconsin

Birding at Brazee Swamp (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Brazee Swamp (historical) are Ring-billed Gull (81%), American Crow (69%), and American Tree Sparrow (67%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (105 species). 177 species have been reported here across 946 complete checklists from 259 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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. 1Ring-billed Gull81%
  2. 2American Crow69%
  3. 3American Tree Sparrow67%
  4. 4Canada Goose64%
  5. 5Mallard58%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco44%
  7. 7Blue Jay42%
  8. 8American Goldfinch39%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk36%
  10. 10American Herring Gull33%
  11. 11Northern Cardinal33%
  12. 12Black-capped Chickadee31%
  13. 13European Starling28%
  14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
  15. 15Bufflehead25%

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. American Crow83%
  2. American Tree Sparrow56%
  3. Black-capped Chickadee47%
  4. Canada Goose44%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk42%

Spring 89 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird90%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. Great Blue Heron84%
  4. Song Sparrow76%
  5. American Robin76%

Summer 62 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird87%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. American Robin82%
  4. Common Yellowthroat79%
  5. Great Blue Heron77%

Fall 65 species

  1. American Goldfinch76%
  2. Ring-billed Gull76%
  3. American Crow69%
  4. Canada Goose68%
  5. Blue Jay60%

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.