WhenToBird

Birding spot · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Birding at South Shore Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Shore Park are Mallard (89%), Ring-billed Gull (85%), and American Herring Gull (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 32 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (49 species). 121 species have been reported here across 1,486 complete checklists from 413 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsJan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJan 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsFeb 22-28: 28 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Oct 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 81 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. 1Mallard89%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull85%
  3. 3American Herring Gull64%
  4. 4Canada Goose54%
  5. 5American Coot45%
  6. 6Red-breasted Merganser39%
  7. 7House Sparrow30%
  8. 8American Crow21%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant19%
  10. 10Dark-eyed Junco18%
  11. 11Mourning Dove18%
  12. 12American Goldfinch17%
  13. 13American Robin16%
  14. 14American Tree Sparrow15%
  15. 15European Starling15%

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

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.