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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Frank G Bonelli Regional Park (Puddingstone Reservoir): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Frank G Bonelli Regional Park (Puddingstone Reservoir) are American Coot (89%), Mallard (80%), and Black Phoebe (79%). It is busiest in spring, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (103 species). 195 species have been reported here across 1,034 complete checklists from 446 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 22-31: 100 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 82 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 33 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 Coot89%
  2. 2Mallard80%
  3. 3Black Phoebe79%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  5. 5Canada Goose69%
  6. 6House Finch65%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow65%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant63%
  9. 9Western Grebe63%
  10. 10California Towhee62%
  11. 11Ruddy Duck61%
  12. 12Great Egret60%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull54%
  14. 14Gadwall51%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet50%

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 86 species

  1. American Coot86%
  2. Mallard79%
  3. California Towhee79%
  4. Black Phoebe78%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler78%

Spring 95 species

  1. California Towhee81%
  2. House Finch80%
  3. Canada Goose80%
  4. American Coot77%
  5. Mallard76%

Summer 68 species

  1. Canada Goose87%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. Black Phoebe77%
  4. California Towhee77%
  5. House Finch77%

Fall 88 species

  1. American Coot87%
  2. Black Phoebe81%
  3. Mallard79%
  4. Canada Goose71%
  5. California Towhee70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Cactus Wren21% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 28.4×
  • Muscovy Duck17% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 27.8×
  • Graylag Goose5.7% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 27.5×
  • Clark's Grebe45% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 18.1×
  • California Gnatcatcher12% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 15.9×
  • Western Grebe55% of checklists here vs 5.4% statewide: 10.2×
  • Spotted Sandpiper37% of checklists here vs 4.1% statewide: 9.1×
  • Egyptian Goose7.4% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 7.1×

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.