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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve are American Coot (86%), Great Blue Heron (78%), and American Wigeon (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 103 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (114 species). 199 species have been reported here across 1,743 complete checklists from 825 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 22-28: 92 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 110 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 78 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 Coot86%
  2. 2Great Blue Heron78%
  3. 3American Wigeon76%
  4. 4Song Sparrow76%
  5. 5Great Egret75%
  6. 6Black Phoebe72%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler70%
  8. 8House Finch68%
  9. 9Common Yellowthroat67%
  10. 10Willet61%
  11. 11California Towhee61%
  12. 12Anna's Hummingbird59%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant57%
  14. 14Bushtit51%
  15. 15Nuttall's Woodpecker48%

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 87 species

  1. American Coot90%
  2. American Wigeon87%
  3. Great Egret77%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird76%
  5. Great Blue Heron76%

Spring 103 species

  1. Great Egret87%
  2. Song Sparrow87%
  3. House Finch82%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird79%
  5. Common Yellowthroat72%

Summer 77 species

  1. Great Egret90%
  2. Great Blue Heron81%
  3. House Finch78%
  4. Song Sparrow76%
  5. Common Yellowthroat69%

Fall 89 species

  1. Black Phoebe80%
  2. Song Sparrow78%
  3. Great Egret77%
  4. Great Blue Heron76%
  5. House Finch73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • California Gnatcatcher17% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 22.8×
  • Ridgway's Rail12% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 19.1×
  • Least Tern11% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 18.6×
  • Redhead13% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 12.1×
  • Long-billed Curlew47% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 11.1×
  • Lesser Scaup27% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 10.1×
  • Scaly-breasted Munia33% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 9.5×
  • Northern Pintail27% of checklists here vs 3.1% statewide: 8.6×

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.