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Birding spot · Orange County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Huntington Beach Central Park are Black Phoebe (94%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (93%), and American Coot (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (100 species). 250 species have been reported here across 7,470 complete checklists from 1,705 birders.

Species by week

0255075100Jan 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsJan 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsJan 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsFeb 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsFeb 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsFeb 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMar 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMar 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsMar 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsApr 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 224 checklistsApr 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsApr 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsApr 22-30: 100 species on 5%+ of 201 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 161 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 138 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 306 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 150 checklistsJun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsAug 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsAug 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsAug 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 254 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 238 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsSep 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 296 checklistsSep 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 396 checklistsOct 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 311 checklistsOct 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 289 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 278 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 208 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsDec 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 157 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. 1Black Phoebe94%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler93%
  3. 3American Coot92%
  4. 4Mallard88%
  5. 5American Wigeon86%
  6. 6Common Yellowthroat80%
  7. 7Orange-crowned Warbler73%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  9. 9Canada Goose70%
  10. 10Song Sparrow68%
  11. 11Gadwall62%
  12. 12Nuttall's Woodpecker61%
  13. 13Snowy Egret60%
  14. 14White-faced Ibis59%
  15. 15American Crow58%

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 88 species

  1. Black Phoebe93%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler93%
  3. American Coot91%
  4. Mallard89%
  5. Canada Goose84%

Spring 94 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Western Bluebird90%
  3. Black Phoebe89%
  4. Song Sparrow84%
  5. Canada Goose84%

Summer 75 species

  1. Black Phoebe95%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Western Bluebird88%
  4. House Finch88%
  5. Northern Yellow Warbler77%

Fall 89 species

  1. Black Phoebe95%
  2. Mallard82%
  3. Orange-crowned Warbler81%
  4. Common Yellowthroat79%
  5. Northern House Wren70%

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.