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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Encino Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Encino Creek are American Wigeon (96%), American Coot (92%), and Mallard (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 92 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (101 species). 178 species have been reported here across 1,112 complete checklists from 347 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 83 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 100 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 95 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. 1American Wigeon96%
  2. 2American Coot92%
  3. 3Mallard87%
  4. 4Snowy Egret80%
  5. 5American Pipit77%
  6. 6Black Phoebe76%
  7. 7House Finch76%
  8. 8Great Egret73%
  9. 9Least Sandpiper72%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk71%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture71%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron65%
  13. 13White-crowned Sparrow65%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  15. 15Killdeer63%

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 76 species

  1. American Wigeon91%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. Black Phoebe82%
  4. American Coot79%
  5. Great Egret73%

Spring 89 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Song Sparrow87%
  3. House Finch84%
  4. Killdeer81%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch81%

Summer 77 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Mourning Dove88%
  3. House Finch86%
  4. Snowy Egret86%
  5. Killdeer84%

Fall 92 species

  1. Snowy Egret93%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Black Phoebe86%
  4. Great Egret83%
  5. House Finch83%

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.