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Birding spot · Portage County, Wisconsin

Birding at Schmeeckle Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Schmeeckle Reserve are Black-capped Chickadee (93%), White-breasted Nuthatch (87%), and Canada Goose (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (92 species). 176 species have been reported here across 2,124 complete checklists from 324 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 19 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. 1Black-capped Chickadee93%
  2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch87%
  3. 3Canada Goose84%
  4. 4Downy Woodpecker77%
  5. 5Mallard76%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco72%
  7. 7Blue Jay70%
  8. 8American Goldfinch68%
  9. 9American Crow67%
  10. 10Hairy Woodpecker65%
  11. 11Mourning Dove57%
  12. 12House Finch57%
  13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
  14. 14European Starling44%
  15. 15Northern Cardinal43%

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. Black-capped Chickadee92%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch90%
  3. Downy Woodpecker68%
  4. American Crow62%
  5. Mourning Dove58%

Spring 77 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird89%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. American Robin84%
  5. Mourning Dove81%

Summer 55 species

  1. Blue Jay89%
  2. Black-capped Chickadee84%
  3. American Robin84%
  4. Mourning Dove80%
  5. Eastern Wood-Pewee77%

Fall 61 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee95%
  2. White-breasted Nuthatch87%
  3. Blue Jay83%
  4. Downy Woodpecker77%
  5. Canada Goose76%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wisconsin.

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.