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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Corcoran Lagoon: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Corcoran Lagoon are American Coot (94%), Mallard (93%), and Black Phoebe (76%). It is busiest in fall, when 68 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (77 species). 171 species have been reported here across 2,106 complete checklists from 369 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 188 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 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 Coot94%
  2. 2Mallard93%
  3. 3Black Phoebe76%
  4. 4Snowy Egret73%
  5. 5Great Egret71%
  6. 6Song Sparrow69%
  7. 7American Crow68%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  9. 9Bufflehead58%
  10. 10Killdeer55%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe50%
  12. 12Anna's Hummingbird49%
  13. 13Western Gull43%
  14. 14Spotted Sandpiper39%
  15. 15White-crowned Sparrow39%

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 58 species

  1. American Coot90%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. Bufflehead79%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. Black Phoebe74%

Spring 60 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Canada Goose84%
  3. Song Sparrow81%
  4. American Crow77%
  5. Snowy Egret74%

Summer 58 species

  1. Snowy Egret88%
  2. Mallard83%
  3. Caspian Tern82%
  4. Killdeer74%
  5. Black Phoebe66%

Fall 68 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Snowy Egret82%
  4. Great Egret73%
  5. Black Phoebe72%

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.