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Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago

356 species and 1,506,470 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: April–May and September–October, with up to 258 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Ring-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisAmerican GoldfinchAmerican GoldfinchSpinus tristisAmerican Herring GullAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisAmerican Tree SparrowAmerican Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaRed-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorDowny WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Lincoln Park, Chicago – Jarvis Bird Sanctuary2 km251 species
  2. Lincoln Park, Chicago – North Pond4 km248 species
  3. LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve9 km216 species
  4. Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area20 km291 species
  5. Jackson Park, Chicago21 km310 species
  6. Greene Valley Forest Preserve44 km261 species

All 356 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago?

April–May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 258 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago?

356 species, from 1,506,470 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago in November?

The most recorded in November: Ring-billed Gull, Canada Goose, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and Mallard.

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