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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Huntington Beach Central Park (Lake Huntington): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Huntington Beach Central Park (Lake Huntington) are American Coot (88%), Mallard (88%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (94 species). 199 species have been reported here across 1,735 complete checklists from 519 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsNov 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 52 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 Coot88%
  2. 2Mallard88%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  4. 4Black Phoebe80%
  5. 5American Crow73%
  6. 6Canada Goose72%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow70%
  8. 8American Wigeon69%
  9. 9Double-crested Cormorant69%
  10. 10Great-tailed Grackle63%
  11. 11Common Yellowthroat60%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird60%
  13. 13Pied-billed Grebe60%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet57%
  15. 15House Finch56%

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 79 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. American Coot90%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  4. Black Phoebe86%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant81%

Spring 88 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant83%
  3. American Crow83%
  4. Black Phoebe82%
  5. Western Bluebird77%

Summer 72 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. Black Phoebe88%
  3. American Crow81%
  4. House Finch81%
  5. Western Bluebird77%

Fall 85 species

  1. Black Phoebe87%
  2. Mallard84%
  3. American Coot77%
  4. American Crow76%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler70%

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.