Birding spot · Ventura County, California
Birding at Channel Islands National Park: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Channel Islands National Park are Western Gull (88%), Brown Pelican (73%), and Double-crested Cormorant (69%). It is busiest in winter, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (68 species). 149 species have been reported here across 2,123 complete checklists from 1,217 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 80 checklists Jan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 76 checklists Jan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklists Jan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 76 checklists Feb 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Feb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 50 checklists Feb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Feb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Mar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Mar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Mar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Mar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklists Apr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Apr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Apr 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Apr 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists May 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists May 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists May 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists May 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 48 checklists Jun 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Jun 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Jun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Jun 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 55 checklists Jul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Jul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Jul 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Jul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Aug 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 49 checklists Aug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Aug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Aug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 62 checklists Sep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 57 checklists Sep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Sep 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Sep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 96 checklists Oct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 64 checklists Oct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Oct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Oct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Nov 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Nov 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Nov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Nov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 49 checklists Dec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Dec 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Dec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Dec 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Western Gull 88% 2 Brown Pelican 73% 3 Double-crested Cormorant 69% 4 Western Grebe 59% 5 Great-tailed Grackle 50% 6 Rock Pigeon 45% 7 Heermann's Gull 44% 8 American Crow 41% 9 Willet 41% 10 Great Blue Heron 37% 11 Brandt's Cormorant 32% 12 Snowy Egret 32% 13 Black Phoebe 31% 14 House Sparrow 31% 15 Black Turnstone 29% 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 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 .
Western Gull88%
Brown Pelican73%
Double-crested Cormorant69%
Western Grebe59%
Great-tailed Grackle50%
Rock Pigeon45%
Heermann's Gull44%
American Crow41%
Willet41%
Great Blue Heron37%
Brandt's Cormorant32%
Snowy Egret32%
Black Phoebe31%
House Sparrow31%
Black Turnstone29%