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Birding spot · Dane County, Wisconsin

Birding at Parisi Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Parisi Park are Northern Cardinal (90%), American Robin (88%), and Red-bellied Woodpecker (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (91 species). 164 species have been reported here across 2,195 complete checklists from 431 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 305 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 465 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 471 checklistsMay 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 226 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (4 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. 1Northern Cardinal90%
  2. 2American Robin88%
  3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker86%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee84%
  5. 5Blue Jay82%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker73%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch72%
  8. 8Mallard70%
  9. 9American Goldfinch65%
  10. 10American Crow64%
  11. 11Gray Catbird60%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler55%
  13. 13Song Sparrow54%
  14. 14Tufted Titmouse53%
  15. 15Brown-headed Cowbird52%

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 26 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee84%
  2. Red-bellied Woodpecker81%
  3. Downy Woodpecker79%
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch76%
  5. Northern Cardinal66%

Spring 98 species

  1. Northern Cardinal93%
  2. American Robin92%
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker88%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  5. Blue Jay86%

Summer 59 species

  1. American Robin88%
  2. Northern Cardinal85%
  3. Gray Catbird77%
  4. Blue Jay73%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee71%

Fall 75 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee86%
  2. American Robin84%
  3. Blue Jay84%
  4. Northern Cardinal81%
  5. Red-bellied Woodpecker81%

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.