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Birding spot · Dodge County, Wisconsin

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge are Canada Goose (87%), Mallard (81%), and Northern Pintail (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 103 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (117 species). 228 species have been reported here across 4,945 complete checklists from 1,747 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (5 checklists)Mar 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsApr 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 290 checklistsMay 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 248 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 363 checklistsMay 15-21: 117 species on 5%+ of 273 checklistsMay 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 403 checklistsJun 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsJun 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJun 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 166 checklistsJun 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsJul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsJul 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJul 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJul 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsAug 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsAug 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 139 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Goose87%
  2. 2Mallard81%
  3. 3Northern Pintail73%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler68%
  5. 5Sandhill Crane67%
  6. 6Gadwall60%
  7. 7Green-winged Teal60%
  8. 8American Wigeon58%
  9. 9American Tree Sparrow57%
  10. 10Black-capped Chickadee46%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird37%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco35%
  13. 13American Coot34%
  14. 14Downy Woodpecker30%
  15. 15Northern Harrier29%

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 23 species

  1. American Tree Sparrow63%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee59%
  3. Canada Goose43%
  4. Downy Woodpecker31%
  5. American Crow27%

Spring 103 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. Mallard84%
  4. American Robin79%
  5. Tree Swallow75%

Summer 84 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird78%
  2. Great Egret74%
  3. Barn Swallow74%
  4. Tree Swallow73%
  5. American Robin73%

Fall 74 species

  1. Mallard80%
  2. Canada Goose79%
  3. Sandhill Crane63%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee51%
  5. Great Egret50%

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.