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Birding spot · Dodge County, Wisconsin

Birding at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (east) are Canada Goose (96%), Mallard (84%), and Northern Shoveler (68%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid July (65 species). 172 species have been reported here across 1,923 complete checklists from 686 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJul 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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. 1Canada Goose96%
  2. 2Mallard84%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler68%
  4. 4Sandhill Crane65%
  5. 5Green-winged Teal59%
  6. 6American Coot51%
  7. 7Gadwall45%
  8. 8Ruddy Duck38%
  9. 9Trumpeter Swan38%
  10. 10Northern Harrier36%
  11. 11Northern Pintail35%
  12. 12Tundra Swan35%
  13. 13American Wigeon34%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe32%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird31%

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 19 species

  1. Canada Goose53%
  2. Rough-legged Hawk51%
  3. Mallard28%
  4. Northern Harrier21%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk19%

Spring 61 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  3. Mallard74%
  4. American Coot69%
  5. Redhead67%

Summer 59 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird68%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant67%

Fall 49 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Canada Goose84%
  3. American Coot69%
  4. Northern Shoveler61%
  5. Trumpeter Swan58%

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.