WhenToBird

Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Carbonera Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carbonera Creek are American Coot (95%), American Crow (86%), and Pied-billed Grebe (86%). It is busiest in winter, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (82 species). 150 species have been reported here across 806 complete checklists from 196 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 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 Coot95%
  2. 2American Crow86%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe86%
  4. 4Bufflehead81%
  5. 5Mallard76%
  6. 6Rock Pigeon75%
  7. 7Black Phoebe73%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow70%
  9. 9Snowy Egret65%
  10. 10Common Goldeneye63%
  11. 11Anna's Hummingbird62%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant62%
  13. 13Common Merganser60%
  14. 14Western Gull60%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Sparrow59%

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 69 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Common Goldeneye80%
  4. American Crow75%
  5. Bufflehead75%

Spring 68 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Black Phoebe84%
  3. American Crow82%
  4. House Finch80%
  5. Song Sparrow79%

Summer 62 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. American Crow85%
  3. Rock Pigeon80%
  4. Black Phoebe77%
  5. Cliff Swallow72%

Fall 66 species

  1. American Coot83%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. Black Phoebe79%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe79%
  5. American Crow78%

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.