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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at La Playa: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at La Playa are American Crow (97%), Allen's Hummingbird (92%), and Black Phoebe (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 59 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (56 species). 127 species have been reported here across 1,055 complete checklists from 277 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Mar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsJun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (6 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Crow97%
  2. 2Allen's Hummingbird92%
  3. 3Black Phoebe92%
  4. 4House Finch90%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow90%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  7. 7Mourning Dove79%
  8. 8Song Sparrow79%
  9. 9Orange-crowned Warbler77%
  10. 10Lesser Goldfinch69%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird69%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet69%
  13. 13Hermit Thrush59%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird54%
  15. 15Northern House Wren51%

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 35 species

  1. American Crow94%
  2. House Finch92%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird86%
  4. Song Sparrow81%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler80%

Spring 59 species

  1. American Crow92%
  2. House Finch86%
  3. Orange-crowned Warbler84%
  4. Mourning Dove78%
  5. Allen's Hummingbird77%

Summer 38 species

  1. American Crow87%
  2. House Finch85%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird77%
  4. Mourning Dove77%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler74%

Fall 50 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. House Finch84%
  3. Orange-crowned Warbler79%
  4. Black Phoebe75%
  5. Allen's Hummingbird72%

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.