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Fermilab

288 species and 195,275 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May and September–October, with up to 197 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Canada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasRing-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisRed-tailed HawkRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisBlue JayBlue JayCyanocitta cristataDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisMourning DoveMourning DoveZenaida macrouraAmerican CrowAmerican CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve5 km217 species
  2. Greene Valley Forest Preserve16 km261 species
  3. LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve43 km216 species
  4. Lincoln Park, Chicago – North Pond49 km248 species
  5. Lincoln Park, Chicago – Jarvis Bird Sanctuary49 km251 species
  6. Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago50 km356 species

All 288 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Fermilab?

May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 197 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Fermilab?

288 species, from 195,275 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Fermilab in November?

The most recorded in November: Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gull and Red-tailed Hawk.

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