Bird Finder

Where to find Canada Goose in May
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 May. 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 Heritage Park, Champaign 2.2 84 87 96.6% 90.3%
2 Crystal Lake Park, Urbana 1.7 835 1014 82.3% 79.9%
3 Kaufman Lake, Champaign 2.5 91 111 82.0% 73.8%
4 Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) 21.3 20 22 90.9% 72.2%
5 Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access 24.7 33 39 84.6% 70.3%
6 Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign 1.9 155 204 76.0% 69.7%
7 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods 9.3 24 28 85.7% 68.5%
8 Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana 4.1 31 39 79.5% 64.5%
9 Weaver Park, Urbana 3.4 55 75 73.3% 62.4%
10 Middle Fork River Forest Preserve 23.7 45 62 72.6% 60.4%
11 Homer Lake State Conservation Area 14.0 122 199 61.3% 54.4%
12 Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland 22.7 51 78 65.4% 54.3%
13 Boneyard Creek, Champaign 0.4 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
14 University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign 2.2 83 140 59.3% 51.0%
15 Mattis Lake, Champaign 2.0 32 50 64.0% 50.1%
16 Salt Creek WMA 24.7 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
17 Colbert Park 4.6 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
18 Clearlake Blvd Pond 2.6 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
19 Clinton Lake SRA--Upper Lake Flats 24.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
20 Middle Fork River FP--South Waterfowl Management Area 23.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
21 Boulware Trail 1.6 19 31 61.3% 43.8%
22 Chanute Air Force Base--Heritage Lake 13.2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
23 Lodge Park Forest Preserve 17.3 40 73 54.8% 43.4%
24 Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area 23.2 40 73 54.8% 43.4%
25 River Bend Forest Preserve 10.7 93 186 50.0% 42.9%
26 Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (Bruce Hannon Levee Trail) 19.2 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
27 Legacy Ave Ponds 3.3 76 159 47.8% 40.2%
28 Middle Fork River FP--Campground 23.6 24 44 54.5% 40.1%
29 Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign 1.8 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
30 Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond 2.4 34 69 49.3% 37.8%
31 Busey Woods, Urbana 1.8 358 917 39.0% 35.9%
32 Hidden Acres Park 13.2 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
33 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve 9.7 48 110 43.6% 34.7%
34 Ruppel Bike Path--Prospect Pointe 3.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
35 Spring Lake (Champaign Co.) 11.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
36 Allerton Park 23.1 110 283 38.9% 33.4%
37 Collins Pond Trail 14.2 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
38 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--Boneyard Creek 0.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
39 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1.3 21 53 39.6% 27.6%
40 Homer Lake Forest Preserve--North Lot 13.8 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
41 Robert C. Porter Family Park 5.1 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
42 Monticello Township Cemetery 18.0 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
43 Shady Rest County Forest Preserve 15.3 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
44 University Cattle Farm, Urbana 2.3 22 70 31.4% 21.8%
45 Valentine Park 17.6 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
46 UIUC Phillips Tract Bird Banding Station (restricted access) 5.1 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
47 Yankee Ridge Pond And Woods 3.4 14 42 33.3% 21.0%
48 Robeson North Lake 3.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
49 Martin Luther King Trail, Champaign 0.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Robeson Park 3.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Sangamon River Forest Preserve 12.5 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
52 St. Joseph Wetland 10.3 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
53 Meadowbrook Park, Urbana 3.2 66 308 21.4% 17.2%
54 Curtis Road Wetlands 5.3 43 194 22.2% 16.9%
55 Thomas Woods 23.8 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
56 Heron View Forest Preserve 12.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
57 Perkins Road Marsh, Urbana 2.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
58 Parkland College and Dodds Park 2.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
59 Allerton Park--Lost Garden Trail 23.3 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
60 Sangamon River Trail, Monticello 19.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
61 Allerton Park--Buck Schroth Trail 22.2 8 45 17.8% 9.3%
62 Sangamon Park 12.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
63 Maynard Lake 3.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
64 Maplewood Cemetery 15.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
65 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie 10.0 5 56 8.9% 3.9%
66 Perdueville Habitat Area 20.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
67 Upper Sangamon River Land and Water Reserve 21.1 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
68 U of IL Forestry Plantations, Urbana 3.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
69 Carle Park, Urbana 1.9 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
70 Victory Park, Urbana 2.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
71 West Side Park, Champaign 0.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
72 Monticello Road Field Station 8.4 1 48 2.1% 0.4%