United States · Illinois

Horseshoe Lake State Park

300 species and 161,336 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 208 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Ring-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasAmerican CootAmerican CootFulica americanaRuddy DuckRuddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPied-billed GrebePied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisGadwallGadwallMareca streperaBonaparte's GullBonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeataNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisRed-winged BlackbirdRed-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusLesser ScaupLesser ScaupAythya affinis

117 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 300 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Tower Grove Park19 km209 species
  2. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary21 km310 species
  3. Busch CA58 km280 species

All 300 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Horseshoe Lake State Park?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 208 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Horseshoe Lake State Park?

300 species, from 161,336 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Horseshoe Lake State Park in November?

The most recorded in November: Ring-billed Gull, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, American Coot and Ruddy Duck.

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