WhenToBird

Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Legg Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Legg Lake are American Coot (99%), Canada Goose (97%), and Mallard (95%). It is busiest in fall, when 104 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late January (110 species). 194 species have been reported here across 1,482 complete checklists from 557 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 110 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsFeb 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 96 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 105 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 61 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 Coot99%
  2. 2Canada Goose97%
  3. 3Mallard95%
  4. 4Black Phoebe93%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  6. 6Ruddy Duck86%
  7. 7Common Gallinule84%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant84%
  9. 9Great Blue Heron82%
  10. 10Great-tailed Grackle80%
  11. 11American Wigeon73%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk72%
  13. 13Rock Pigeon72%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  15. 15House Finch71%

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 99 species

  1. American Coot97%
  2. Canada Goose97%
  3. Mallard93%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant88%

Spring 91 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle91%
  4. American Coot87%
  5. Great Blue Heron82%

Summer 72 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle89%
  4. Black Phoebe87%
  5. Common Gallinule80%

Fall 104 species

  1. American Coot99%
  2. Canada Goose98%
  3. Mallard95%
  4. Black Phoebe94%
  5. Common Gallinule86%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Swan Goose13% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 103.3×
  • Graylag Goose16% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 78.8×
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet24% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 72.0×
  • Muscovy Duck42% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 71.1×
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul45% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 68.7×
  • Common Gallinule76% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 46.0×
  • Neotropic Cormorant8.6% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 40.4×
  • Egyptian Goose40% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 38.0×

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.