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Birding spot · Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Birding at South Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Fish Creek Unit: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Fish Creek Unit are Ring-billed Gull (71%), Common Goldeneye (62%), and Bufflehead (51%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (88 species). 193 species have been reported here across 1,194 complete checklists from 220 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jan 22-31: 7 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMay 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 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. 1Ring-billed Gull71%
  2. 2Common Goldeneye62%
  3. 3Bufflehead51%
  4. 4Canada Goose50%
  5. 5Mallard46%
  6. 6Bonaparte's Gull43%
  7. 7Tundra Swan43%
  8. 8American Crow32%
  9. 9Bald Eagle32%
  10. 10Lesser Scaup31%
  11. 11Trumpeter Swan28%
  12. 12American Black Duck25%
  13. 13Common Merganser24%
  14. 14Greater Scaup19%
  15. 15Hooded Merganser16%

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 18 species

  1. Common Goldeneye92%
  2. Mallard74%
  3. Canada Goose45%
  4. American Crow40%
  5. Bald Eagle38%

Spring 75 species

  1. Canada Goose84%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird68%
  4. Ring-billed Gull58%
  5. Song Sparrow57%

Summer 62 species

  1. Song Sparrow78%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird73%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler70%
  4. American Redstart69%
  5. Common Yellowthroat68%

Fall 55 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull69%
  2. Canada Goose36%
  3. Bonaparte's Gull34%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler34%
  5. Belted Kingfisher30%

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.