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Birding spot · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Birding at Lakeshore State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lakeshore State Park are Mallard (95%), Ring-billed Gull (80%), and American Coot (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (54 species). 172 species have been reported here across 2,503 complete checklists from 559 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 20 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 22 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsSep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsOct 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsDec 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsDec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 85 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. 1Mallard95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. 3American Coot73%
  4. 4Canada Goose68%
  5. 5American Herring Gull64%
  6. 6Red-breasted Merganser55%
  7. 7American Tree Sparrow39%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant31%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco26%
  10. 10European Starling26%
  11. 11Greater Scaup25%
  12. 12Bufflehead23%
  13. 13White-throated Sparrow20%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe20%
  15. 15American Goldfinch19%

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 30 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Red-breasted Merganser87%
  3. Common Goldeneye83%
  4. American Herring Gull75%
  5. Greater Scaup66%

Spring 47 species

  1. American Herring Gull80%
  2. Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Canada Goose73%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird71%

Summer 35 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Ring-billed Gull90%
  3. Canada Goose84%
  4. American Herring Gull80%
  5. Barn Swallow79%

Fall 45 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant66%
  4. Canada Goose66%
  5. American Coot63%

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.