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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens are Red-whiskered Bulbul (88%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%), and Northern Mockingbird (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (65 species). 141 species have been reported here across 2,613 complete checklists from 1,257 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsDec 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 125 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. 1Red-whiskered Bulbul88%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird78%
  4. 4Acorn Woodpecker77%
  5. 5Allen's Hummingbird77%
  6. 6Black Phoebe75%
  7. 7House Finch68%
  8. 8California Towhee67%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird62%
  11. 11Yellow-chevroned Parakeet62%
  12. 12California Scrub-Jay62%
  13. 13Bushtit60%
  14. 14Common Raven57%
  15. 15Band-tailed Pigeon55%

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 55 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul87%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird78%
  4. Northern Mockingbird74%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird73%

Spring 60 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul92%
  2. House Finch84%
  3. Northern Mockingbird82%
  4. California Towhee78%
  5. Mourning Dove77%

Summer 50 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul93%
  2. Northern Mockingbird82%
  3. Mourning Dove80%
  4. Allen's Hummingbird80%
  5. California Towhee77%

Fall 49 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul91%
  2. Allen's Hummingbird79%
  3. Northern Mockingbird78%
  4. Acorn Woodpecker76%
  5. Black Phoebe73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Yellow-headed Amazon26% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 289.3×
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet55% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 166.8×
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul91% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 138.0×
  • Red-crowned Amazon41% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 39.5×
  • Mitred Parakeet5.6% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 15.2×
  • Band-tailed Pigeon55% of checklists here vs 6.9% statewide: 8.1×
  • Allen's Hummingbird78% of checklists here vs 13% statewide: 5.9×
  • Acorn Woodpecker70% of checklists here vs 18% statewide: 3.9×

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.