United States · Illinois

Waukegan Beach

301 species and 170,220 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 225 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Ring-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisAmerican Herring GullAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosRed-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisAmerican CootAmerican CootFulica americanaSmall-billed ElaeniaSmall-billed ElaeniaElaenia parvirostrisBuffleheadBuffleheadBucephala albeolaAmerican GoldfinchAmerican GoldfinchSpinus tristisPurple SandpiperPurple SandpiperCalidris maritimaAmerican Tree SparrowAmerican Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Illinois Beach SP – South Unit6 km311 species
  2. Moraine Hills SP – McHenry Dam36 km248 species
  3. LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve43 km216 species
  4. Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago47 km356 species
  5. Lincoln Park, Chicago – Jarvis Bird Sanctuary48 km251 species
  6. Lincoln Park, Chicago – North Pond51 km248 species

All 301 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Waukegan Beach?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 225 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Waukegan Beach?

301 species, from 170,220 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Waukegan Beach in November?

The most recorded in November: Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Canada Goose, Mallard and Red-breasted Merganser.

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