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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at California Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at California Botanic Garden are California Towhee (99%), California Scrub-Jay (94%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (73 species). 142 species have been reported here across 2,014 complete checklists from 522 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 53 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. 1California Towhee99%
  2. 2California Scrub-Jay94%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  4. 4House Finch84%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird83%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow81%
  7. 7Bushtit74%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet72%
  9. 9Acorn Woodpecker71%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird71%
  11. 11Spotted Towhee70%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch68%
  13. 13Black Phoebe66%
  14. 14Bewick's Wren65%
  15. 15California Thrasher63%

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 45 species

  1. California Towhee94%
  2. California Scrub-Jay91%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird89%
  4. House Finch81%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch79%

Spring 65 species

  1. California Towhee96%
  2. Lesser Goldfinch93%
  3. Spotted Towhee91%
  4. House Finch90%
  5. California Scrub-Jay87%

Summer 47 species

  1. California Towhee93%
  2. Lesser Goldfinch93%
  3. House Finch91%
  4. California Scrub-Jay88%
  5. Spotted Towhee85%

Fall 47 species

  1. California Towhee97%
  2. California Scrub-Jay95%
  3. House Finch87%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird82%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch78%

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.