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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Carl Thornton Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carl Thornton Park are American Coot (95%), Canada Goose (94%), and Rock Pigeon (93%). It is busiest in winter, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (68 species). 116 species have been reported here across 817 complete checklists from 171 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (4 checklists)May 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 2Canada Goose94%
  3. 3Rock Pigeon93%
  4. 4Mallard90%
  5. 5Black Phoebe89%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull88%
  7. 7Egyptian Goose85%
  8. 8Western Gull85%
  9. 9California Gull81%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler75%
  11. 11American Crow73%
  12. 12Vermilion Flycatcher50%
  13. 13House Finch45%
  14. 14Allen's Hummingbird44%
  15. 15Cassin's Kingbird41%

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 65 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. American Coot94%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Ring-billed Gull88%
  5. Rock Pigeon88%

Spring 52 species

  1. Mallard99%
  2. Canada Goose95%
  3. Rock Pigeon94%
  4. American Crow86%
  5. American Coot82%

Summer 46 species

  1. Mallard100%
  2. Rock Pigeon96%
  3. Canada Goose86%
  4. American Crow85%
  5. Western Gull85%

Fall 59 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. American Coot95%
  3. Mallard93%
  4. Rock Pigeon92%
  5. Western Gull86%

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.