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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Andre Clark Bird Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Andre Clark Bird Refuge are American Coot (92%), Northern Shoveler (89%), and Mallard (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (88 species). 197 species have been reported here across 2,230 complete checklists from 836 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 22-28: 70 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Coot92%
  2. 2Northern Shoveler89%
  3. 3Mallard81%
  4. 4Black Phoebe78%
  5. 5American Crow75%
  6. 6Ruddy Duck75%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler72%
  8. 8Black-necked Stilt69%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron67%
  10. 10Snowy Egret65%
  11. 11Song Sparrow65%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat63%
  13. 13House Finch62%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird60%
  15. 15Eared Grebe52%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 73 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Northern Shoveler91%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Ruddy Duck82%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird75%

Spring 72 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Ruddy Duck93%
  3. American Coot89%
  4. Song Sparrow82%
  5. House Finch80%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Ruddy Duck85%
  3. American Coot84%
  4. Snowy Egret82%
  5. Black-necked Stilt79%

Fall 80 species

  1. American Coot89%
  2. Northern Shoveler83%
  3. Snowy Egret82%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. Black-necked Stilt78%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.