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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Ellwood: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ellwood are Yellow-rumped Warbler (96%), Townsend's Warbler (93%), and Ruby-crowned Kinglet (90%). It is busiest in fall, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (54 species). 116 species have been reported here across 1,152 complete checklists from 229 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsSep 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsOct 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler96%
  2. 2Townsend's Warbler93%
  3. 3Ruby-crowned Kinglet90%
  4. 4Orange-crowned Warbler70%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird69%
  6. 6American Crow62%
  7. 7Black Phoebe52%
  8. 8Bushtit49%
  9. 9House Finch48%
  10. 10Painted Redstart47%
  11. 11Song Sparrow43%
  12. 12Hermit Thrush41%
  13. 13Oak Titmouse41%
  14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch41%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco38%

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 41 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  2. Ruby-crowned Kinglet87%
  3. Townsend's Warbler80%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird70%
  5. American Crow67%

Spring 48 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. Song Sparrow86%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco85%
  4. Northern Yellow Warbler80%
  5. House Finch79%

Summer 51 species

  1. American Crow85%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird80%
  3. Northern Yellow Warbler78%
  4. Song Sparrow70%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler66%

Fall 53 species

  1. Orange-crowned Warbler77%
  2. Townsend's Warbler74%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird73%
  4. American Crow71%
  5. Song Sparrow60%

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.