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Birding spot · Dane County, Wisconsin

Birding at Yahara Place Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Yahara Place Park are Mallard (89%), American Coot (74%), and House Sparrow (56%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (71 species). 149 species have been reported here across 1,209 complete checklists from 239 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 31 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 35 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. 2American Coot74%
  3. 3House Sparrow56%
  4. 4Common Loon51%
  5. 5American Crow50%
  6. 6Bufflehead47%
  7. 7White-breasted Nuthatch43%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull42%
  9. 9European Starling39%
  10. 10Canada Goose35%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee32%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker30%
  13. 13House Finch28%
  14. 14American Herring Gull26%
  15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker23%

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 33 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Canada Goose75%
  3. American Crow53%
  4. Common Goldeneye53%
  5. House Sparrow50%

Spring 60 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird74%
  3. House Sparrow68%
  4. American Robin61%
  5. European Starling57%

Summer 45 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird65%
  3. House Sparrow63%
  4. American Robin60%
  5. Mourning Dove57%

Fall 48 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. American Coot55%
  3. House Sparrow54%
  4. American Crow51%
  5. Ring-billed Gull51%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wisconsin.

  • Canvasback17% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 11.7×
  • Horned Grebe9.9% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 10.0×
  • American Coot46% of checklists here vs 4.7% statewide: 10.0×
  • Common Loon25% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 7.9×
  • Common Goldeneye31% of checklists here vs 4.7% statewide: 6.7×
  • Tundra Swan10% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 6.1×
  • Lesser Scaup20% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 5.7×
  • Bufflehead32% of checklists here vs 5.9% statewide: 5.4×

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.