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Birding spot · Dane County, Wisconsin

Birding at Dane County Waterfowl Production Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dane County Waterfowl Production Area are Red-winged Blackbird (88%), Canada Goose (80%), and Mallard (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (76 species). 160 species have been reported here across 1,846 complete checklists from 442 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Feb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (1 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. 2Canada Goose80%
  3. 3Mallard76%
  4. 4Blue-winged Teal61%
  5. 5American Coot60%
  6. 6Killdeer56%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe54%
  8. 8Sandhill Crane54%
  9. 9Yellow-headed Blackbird53%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler42%
  11. 11Barn Swallow41%
  12. 12Tree Swallow39%
  13. 13Wood Duck38%
  14. 14Ring-necked Duck37%
  15. 15Song Sparrow35%

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 25 species

  1. Canada Goose53%
  2. American Crow47%
  3. American Kestrel41%
  4. Greater White-fronted Goose34%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk31%

Spring 57 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. Mallard79%
  4. Blue-winged Teal72%
  5. American Coot70%

Summer 53 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. Wood Duck81%
  3. Mallard76%
  4. Barn Swallow71%
  5. Killdeer66%

Fall 53 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe66%
  3. Mallard60%
  4. Wood Duck59%
  5. Great Blue Heron50%

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.