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Birding spot · Calumet County, Wisconsin

Birding at High Cliff State Park (south): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at High Cliff State Park (south) are American Crow (78%), Northern Cardinal (74%), and American Robin (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 119 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (111 species). 177 species have been reported here across 892 complete checklists from 198 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (1 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Apr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMay 8-14: 111 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsMay 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMay 22-31: 109 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Oct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (9 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. 1American Crow78%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal74%
  3. 3American Robin73%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture71%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee71%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker60%
  7. 7Blue Jay59%
  8. 8Red-winged Blackbird57%
  9. 9American Goldfinch57%
  10. 10Northern House Wren55%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker54%
  12. 12Gray Catbird52%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch49%
  14. 14Tree Swallow49%
  15. 15Song Sparrow47%

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 Crow70%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee64%
  3. Downy Woodpecker55%
  4. Dark-eyed Junco45%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker45%

Spring 119 species

  1. American Robin84%
  2. Northern Cardinal83%
  3. Turkey Vulture82%
  4. American Crow81%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird76%

Summer 72 species

  1. American Crow77%
  2. Northern Cardinal68%
  3. American Robin64%
  4. Northern House Wren60%
  5. American Goldfinch59%

Fall 61 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee75%
  2. American Crow71%
  3. Blue Jay68%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch60%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker60%

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.