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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Lake Los Carneros Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Los Carneros Park are American Coot (91%), Mallard (87%), and White-crowned Sparrow (87%). It is busiest in fall, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (99 species). 227 species have been reported here across 5,984 complete checklists from 1,027 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsJan 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsJan 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 223 checklistsFeb 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsFeb 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsFeb 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsFeb 22-28: 83 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMar 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsMar 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMar 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMar 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsApr 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsApr 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 121 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsMay 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsJun 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJul 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsSep 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsSep 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsOct 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsOct 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 173 checklistsOct 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 236 checklistsNov 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsNov 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsNov 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsNov 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 193 checklistsDec 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsDec 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsDec 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 193 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 Coot91%
  2. 2Mallard87%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow87%
  4. 4American Crow85%
  5. 5California Towhee84%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler83%
  7. 7Black Phoebe83%
  8. 8Acorn Woodpecker81%
  9. 9California Scrub-Jay81%
  10. 10House Finch81%
  11. 11Ruddy Duck79%
  12. 12Northern Shoveler68%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet67%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe63%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture61%

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

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.