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Birding spot · Orange County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Doheny State Beach are Western Gull (93%), American Coot (87%), and California Gull (83%). It is busiest in fall, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (77 species). 141 species have been reported here across 1,024 complete checklists from 294 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Western Gull93%
  2. 2American Coot87%
  3. 3California Gull83%
  4. 4American Crow81%
  5. 5Snowy Egret80%
  6. 6Mallard79%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull76%
  8. 8Great Egret72%
  9. 9Brown Pelican69%
  10. 10Heermann's Gull66%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler65%
  12. 12Killdeer64%
  13. 13White-crowned Sparrow58%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant55%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron52%

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 66 species

  1. Western Gull83%
  2. Ring-billed Gull77%
  3. American Crow76%
  4. California Gull76%
  5. American Coot75%

Spring 60 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. American Crow85%
  3. Western Gull83%
  4. Caspian Tern74%
  5. California Gull73%

Summer 50 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. Caspian Tern85%
  3. Western Gull84%
  4. American Crow83%
  5. Snowy Egret81%

Fall 73 species

  1. Western Gull91%
  2. Mallard81%
  3. Snowy Egret80%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. California Gull72%

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.