WhenToBird

Birding spot · San Bernardino County, California

Birding at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve are White-crowned Sparrow (90%), California Scrub-Jay (85%), and Northern Flicker (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (80 species). 190 species have been reported here across 7,389 complete checklists from 2,769 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 162 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsFeb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 192 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 195 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 235 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 328 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 239 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 232 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 402 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 279 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 199 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 268 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsSep 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 172 checklistsOct 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsOct 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsNov 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 184 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 235 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow90%
  2. 2California Scrub-Jay85%
  3. 3Northern Flicker74%
  4. 4Anna's Hummingbird74%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler72%
  6. 6Bewick's Wren72%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  8. 8California Towhee70%
  9. 9House Finch69%
  10. 10Phainopepla67%
  11. 11Western Bluebird67%
  12. 12Oak Titmouse60%
  13. 13Nuttall's Woodpecker58%
  14. 14Dark-eyed Junco56%
  15. 15California Thrasher55%

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 55 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow89%
  2. California Scrub-Jay83%
  3. Phainopepla80%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird79%
  5. House Finch76%

Spring 82 species

  1. Lesser Goldfinch87%
  2. House Finch83%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird82%
  4. Bewick's Wren79%
  5. California Scrub-Jay74%

Summer 69 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay90%
  2. Hooded Oriole89%
  3. House Finch88%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch87%
  5. California Towhee84%

Fall 78 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay87%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird80%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow78%
  4. California Towhee76%
  5. Bewick's Wren76%

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.