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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve are White-crowned Sparrow (88%), American Crow (83%), and Mallard (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid January (87 species). 177 species have been reported here across 1,339 complete checklists from 563 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 22-28: 82 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 45 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 Sparrow88%
  2. 2American Crow83%
  3. 3Mallard74%
  4. 4Snowy Egret74%
  5. 5American Coot70%
  6. 6House Finch67%
  7. 7Anna's Hummingbird66%
  8. 8Black Phoebe65%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron59%
  11. 11California Towhee58%
  12. 12Northern Mockingbird58%
  13. 13Great Egret56%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture51%
  15. 15Yellow-crowned Night Heron48%

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 76 species

  1. American Crow83%
  2. American Coot81%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird79%

Spring 79 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. House Finch87%
  3. Northern Mockingbird81%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. Mallard70%

Summer 55 species

  1. American Crow88%
  2. Northern Mockingbird83%
  3. House Finch81%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. California Towhee73%

Fall 72 species

  1. American Crow85%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird74%
  3. Mallard71%
  4. House Finch70%
  5. Snowy Egret69%

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.