Bird Finder

Where to find Canada Goose in January
within 25 miles of Champaign, IL, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Canada Goose in January. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Clearlake Blvd Pond 2.6 66 71 93.0% 84.6%
2 Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond 2.4 45 51 88.2% 76.6%
3 Kaufman Lake, Champaign 2.5 96 114 84.2% 76.4%
4 Boneyard Creek, Champaign 0.4 45 52 86.5% 74.7%
5 River Bend Forest Preserve 10.7 166 211 78.7% 72.7%
6 Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) 21.3 28 34 82.4% 66.5%
7 Colbert Park 4.6 27 34 79.4% 63.2%
8 Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana 4.1 48 64 75.0% 63.2%
9 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--Boneyard Creek 0.9 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
10 Homer Lake State Conservation Area 14.0 151 242 62.4% 56.1%
11 Crystal Lake Park, Urbana 1.7 28 42 66.7% 51.6%
12 Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign 1.9 28 42 66.7% 51.6%
13 Homer Lake Forest Preserve--North Lot 13.8 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
14 Mattis Lake, Champaign 2.0 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
15 Heritage Park, Champaign 2.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
16 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve 9.7 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
17 Preservation Pond 1.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
18 Lodge Park Forest Preserve 17.3 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
19 Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access 24.7 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
20 Curtis Road Wetlands 5.3 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
21 Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (Bruce Hannon Levee Trail) 19.2 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
22 Allerton Park 23.1 56 135 41.5% 33.5%
23 Sangamon Park 12.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 Parkland College and Dodds Park 2.8 16 46 34.8% 22.7%
25 St. Joseph Wetland 10.3 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
26 Ruppel Bike Path--Prospect Pointe 3.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
27 Spring Lake (Champaign Co.) 11.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
28 Salt Creek WMA 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Busey Woods, Urbana 1.8 36 141 25.5% 19.1%
30 Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign 1.8 16 59 27.1% 17.4%
31 Legacy Ave Ponds 3.3 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
32 Weaver Park, Urbana 3.4 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
33 Perkins Road Marsh, Urbana 2.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
34 Middle Fork River Forest Preserve 23.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
35 Robert C. Porter Family Park 5.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
36 Upper Sangamon River Land and Water Reserve 21.1 8 36 22.2% 11.7%
37 Meadowbrook Park, Urbana 3.2 15 92 16.3% 10.1%
38 University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign 2.2 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
39 Sangamon River Forest Preserve 12.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
40 Chanute Air Force Base--Heritage Lake 13.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
41 Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
42 Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland 22.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
43 Maynard Lake 3.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
44 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie 10.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
45 Barnhart Prairie Restoration 4.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
46 Valentine Park 17.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
47 Monticello Township Cemetery 18.0 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
48 Collins Pond Trail 14.2 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
49 Pedigo Sod Farm 4.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
50 Glenn Park 1.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
51 Hidden Acres Park 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
52 Allerton Park--Lost Garden Trail 23.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
53 Middle Fork River FP--Campground 23.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
54 West Side Park, Champaign 0.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
55 Yankee Ridge Pond And Woods 3.4 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
56 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods 9.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
57 Shady Rest County Forest Preserve 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
58 University Cattle Farm, Urbana 2.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
59 Victory Park, Urbana 2.5 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
60 U of IL Forestry Plantations, Urbana 3.1 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
61 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.