United States · Illinois

Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve

217 species and 138,229 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May and September, with up to 167 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Black-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusRed-bellied WoodpeckerRed-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusBlue JayBlue JayCyanocitta cristataNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisWhite-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisDowny WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusHairy WoodpeckerHairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusAmerican GoldfinchAmerican GoldfinchSpinus tristisRed Fox SparrowRed Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWhite-throated SparrowWhite-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchos

57 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 217 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Fermilab5 km288 species
  2. Greene Valley Forest Preserve16 km261 species
  3. LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve38 km216 species
  4. Lincoln Park, Chicago – North Pond45 km248 species
  5. Lincoln Park, Chicago – Jarvis Bird Sanctuary45 km251 species
  6. Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago46 km356 species

All 217 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve?

May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 167 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve?

217 species, from 138,229 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve in November?

The most recorded in November: Black-capped Chickadee, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal and White-breasted Nuthatch.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.