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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Dana Point Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Dana Point Preserve are White-crowned Sparrow (77%), California Gnatcatcher (74%), and California Towhee (70%). It is busiest in spring, when 44 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (61 species). 114 species have been reported here across 817 complete checklists from 388 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 22-28: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow77%
  2. 2California Gnatcatcher74%
  3. 3California Towhee70%
  4. 4Brown Pelican54%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird51%
  6. 6American Crow44%
  7. 7House Finch44%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird39%
  9. 9California Thrasher37%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler35%
  11. 11Western Gull33%
  12. 12Black Phoebe32%
  13. 13Northern House Wren32%
  14. 14Bushtit30%
  15. 15Song Sparrow30%

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 34 species

  1. California Towhee75%
  2. California Thrasher73%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow61%
  4. California Gnatcatcher61%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird59%

Spring 44 species

  1. California Towhee83%
  2. Northern Mockingbird83%
  3. American Crow78%
  4. House Finch75%
  5. California Thrasher69%

Summer 37 species

  1. California Gnatcatcher80%
  2. California Towhee78%
  3. Northern Mockingbird71%
  4. California Thrasher59%
  5. House Finch58%

Fall 40 species

  1. California Gnatcatcher78%
  2. California Towhee77%
  3. California Thrasher67%
  4. American Crow50%
  5. Northern Mockingbird50%

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.