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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden are Red-whiskered Bulbul (90%), Black Phoebe (89%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (78 species). 178 species have been reported here across 3,169 complete checklists from 1,124 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsFeb 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMar 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsApr 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsDec 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 109 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 Bulbul90%
  2. 2Black Phoebe89%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  4. 4Canada Goose84%
  5. 5California Towhee82%
  6. 6Mallard77%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird77%
  8. 8Indian Peafowl75%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird72%
  10. 10Allen's Hummingbird66%
  11. 11House Finch64%
  12. 12Bushtit60%
  13. 13American Coot60%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet57%
  15. 15California Scrub-Jay56%

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 66 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul92%
  2. Canada Goose88%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  4. Mallard84%
  5. Black Phoebe82%

Spring 81 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul94%
  2. Canada Goose89%
  3. California Towhee88%
  4. Mourning Dove87%
  5. Northern Mockingbird86%

Summer 60 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul94%
  2. Mourning Dove88%
  3. California Towhee85%
  4. Indian Peafowl84%
  5. Northern Mockingbird82%

Fall 64 species

  1. Red-whiskered Bulbul92%
  2. Black Phoebe86%
  3. California Towhee84%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Northern Mockingbird80%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Indian Peafowl80% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 210.0×
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul93% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 141.7×
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet23% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 69.9×
  • Red-crowned Amazon31% of checklists here vs 1.0% statewide: 30.0×
  • Hooded Merganser25% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 16.4×
  • Pin-tailed Whydah9.7% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 14.4×
  • Mitred Parakeet5.2% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 14.2×
  • Ring-necked Duck20% of checklists here vs 3.2% statewide: 6.3×

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.