WhenToBird

Birding spot · Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Washington Park are American Goldfinch (94%), Canada Goose (90%), and Dark-eyed Junco (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (94 species). 154 species have been reported here across 984 complete checklists from 229 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 17 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. 1American Goldfinch94%
  2. 2Canada Goose90%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco89%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal86%
  5. 5American Crow72%
  6. 6Downy Woodpecker72%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee70%
  8. 8Mallard70%
  9. 9House Sparrow68%
  10. 10European Starling66%
  11. 11American Robin65%
  12. 12American Herring Gull63%
  13. 13House Finch56%
  14. 14American Tree Sparrow52%
  15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker48%

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.