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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Carpinteria State Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Carpinteria State Beach are American Coot (92%), Western Gull (83%), and Mallard (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (86 species). 158 species have been reported here across 857 complete checklists from 189 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Apr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 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 Coot92%
  2. 2Western Gull83%
  3. 3Mallard79%
  4. 4Black Phoebe75%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  6. 6American Crow69%
  7. 7Snowy Egret67%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow63%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull59%
  10. 10Heermann's Gull55%
  11. 11Brown Pelican53%
  12. 12California Gull53%
  13. 13Brewer's Blackbird51%
  14. 14Killdeer51%
  15. 15Willet49%

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. Western Gull87%
  2. California Gull78%
  3. Ring-billed Gull77%
  4. American Crow75%
  5. Royal Tern75%

Spring 63 species

  1. Western Gull88%
  2. House Sparrow79%
  3. American Crow73%
  4. Mallard73%
  5. House Finch70%

Summer 59 species

  1. Western Gull91%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Heermann's Gull76%
  4. American Crow74%
  5. House Sparrow74%

Fall 72 species

  1. Western Gull87%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. American Crow78%
  4. Snowy Egret68%
  5. Killdeer68%

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.