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Birding spot · Ventura County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Big Sycamore Canyon are Yellow-rumped Warbler (96%), California Towhee (93%), and Hermit Thrush (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (90 species). 173 species have been reported here across 877 complete checklists from 393 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler96%
  2. 2California Towhee93%
  3. 3Hermit Thrush81%
  4. 4Black Phoebe76%
  5. 5California Scrub-Jay71%
  6. 6Nuttall's Woodpecker71%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  8. 8House Finch70%
  9. 9Song Sparrow70%
  10. 10Wrentit70%
  11. 11Common Yellowthroat69%
  12. 12American Crow64%
  13. 13White-crowned Sparrow60%
  14. 14Bewick's Wren58%
  15. 15Lesser Goldfinch52%

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 52 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  2. Wrentit75%
  3. California Towhee73%
  4. California Scrub-Jay72%
  5. House Finch64%

Spring 66 species

  1. American Crow85%
  2. California Towhee85%
  3. Nanday Parakeet82%
  4. House Finch79%
  5. California Scrub-Jay74%

Summer 60 species

  1. California Towhee94%
  2. California Scrub-Jay83%
  3. House Finch82%
  4. Wrentit80%
  5. Nuttall's Woodpecker75%

Fall 70 species

  1. California Towhee93%
  2. Wrentit86%
  3. House Finch81%
  4. Song Sparrow80%
  5. Common Yellowthroat80%

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.