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Birding spot · Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Birding at Lakeside Park West: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lakeside Park West are Mallard (94%), Bufflehead (84%), and Ring-billed Gull (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (88 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,062 complete checklists from 98 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (7 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2Bufflehead84%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull80%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee63%
  5. 5Ruddy Duck63%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco60%
  7. 7American Coot59%
  8. 8Canada Goose59%
  9. 9Hooded Merganser55%
  10. 10Mourning Dove52%
  11. 11Lesser Scaup51%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant40%
  13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch39%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal37%
  15. 15American White Pelican36%

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 28 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee83%
  2. Dark-eyed Junco79%
  3. Mourning Dove79%
  4. American Tree Sparrow70%
  5. Northern Cardinal61%

Spring 79 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. American Robin91%
  3. Canada Goose89%
  4. Mallard86%
  5. Mourning Dove83%

Summer 61 species

  1. American Robin90%
  2. Mourning Dove88%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. Mallard79%
  5. European Starling77%

Fall 66 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Ring-billed Gull80%
  3. Canada Goose72%
  4. American Coot69%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee69%

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.