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Birding spot · Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Birding at Vernon Wildlife Area (southwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Vernon Wildlife Area (southwest) are Canada Goose (88%), American Robin (84%), and Sandhill Crane (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 110 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (116 species). 196 species have been reported here across 819 complete checklists from 182 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 116 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (4 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (8 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. 1Canada Goose88%
  2. 2American Robin84%
  3. 3Sandhill Crane83%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird79%
  5. 5Mallard74%
  6. 6Song Sparrow74%
  7. 7Mourning Dove68%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee67%
  9. 9American Crow66%
  10. 10Northern Cardinal64%
  11. 11American Goldfinch61%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron61%
  13. 13Killdeer61%
  14. 14Trumpeter Swan59%
  15. 15Tree Swallow56%

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 39 species

  1. American Crow79%
  2. American Robin76%
  3. American Tree Sparrow70%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee70%
  5. Canada Goose67%

Spring 110 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  3. Sandhill Crane93%
  4. Mallard88%
  5. American Robin87%

Summer 96 species

  1. Great Blue Heron95%
  2. American Goldfinch91%
  3. Barn Swallow87%
  4. Killdeer86%
  5. Canada Goose85%

Fall 97 species

  1. Sandhill Crane82%
  2. Canada Goose73%
  3. American Robin67%
  4. Blue Jay67%
  5. Cedar Waxwing67%

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.