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Birding spot · Dodge County, Wisconsin

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (southeast) are Sandhill Crane (85%), Mallard (69%), and American Coot (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (100 species). 215 species have been reported here across 2,074 complete checklists from 709 birders.

Species by week

0255075100Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsMay 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJun 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 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. 1Sandhill Crane85%
  2. 2Mallard69%
  3. 3American Coot62%
  4. 4Canada Goose61%
  5. 5Northern Shoveler55%
  6. 6American Tree Sparrow54%
  7. 7Northern Harrier50%
  8. 8Green-winged Teal46%
  9. 9Bald Eagle42%
  10. 10Northern Pintail42%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe38%
  12. 12Gadwall34%
  13. 13Ruddy Duck34%
  14. 14Ring-billed Gull33%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird32%

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 Tree Sparrow62%
  2. American Crow45%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco33%
  4. Canada Goose30%
  5. Bald Eagle29%

Spring 90 species

  1. Canada Goose93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  3. Mallard72%
  4. Blue-winged Teal70%
  5. Song Sparrow69%

Summer 84 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird79%
  2. Great Egret78%
  3. American White Pelican75%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. Tree Swallow73%

Fall 75 species

  1. Mallard78%
  2. Sandhill Crane75%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe70%
  4. American Coot61%
  5. Canada Goose60%

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.