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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Laguna Niguel Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Laguna Niguel Regional Park are Black Phoebe (93%), American Coot (92%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (92 species). 194 species have been reported here across 3,209 complete checklists from 683 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJan 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsFeb 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsFeb 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsMar 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsApr 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsApr 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsMay 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 78 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 Phoebe93%
  2. 2American Coot92%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  4. 4Mallard87%
  5. 5American Crow81%
  6. 6Canada Goose80%
  7. 7House Finch79%
  8. 8Ruddy Duck79%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow70%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant70%
  11. 11Song Sparrow70%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat66%
  13. 13Snowy Egret62%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe60%
  15. 15Cassin's Kingbird58%

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 82 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler88%
  3. Black Phoebe88%
  4. American Crow83%
  5. American Coot82%

Spring 89 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. American Crow86%
  4. Song Sparrow85%
  5. Mallard80%

Summer 66 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. Canada Goose82%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. House Finch82%

Fall 77 species

  1. Black Phoebe92%
  2. American Crow87%
  3. House Finch80%
  4. American Coot80%
  5. Mallard78%

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.