WhenToBird

Birding spot · Inyo County, California

Birding at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are Common Raven (92%), White-crowned Sparrow (90%), and Northern Flicker (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (80 species). 159 species have been reported here across 853 complete checklists from 190 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Feb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Mar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 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. 1Common Raven92%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow90%
  3. 3Northern Flicker85%
  4. 4House Finch62%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler59%
  6. 6Bewick's Wren51%
  7. 7Spotted Towhee51%
  8. 8Eurasian Collared-Dove49%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk46%
  10. 10Ruby-crowned Kinglet46%
  11. 11House Sparrow44%
  12. 12European Starling41%
  13. 13Song Sparrow41%
  14. 14Mallard38%
  15. 15American Kestrel36%

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 48 species

  1. Common Raven77%
  2. Northern Flicker76%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow73%
  4. Red-tailed Hawk64%
  5. House Finch48%

Spring 76 species

  1. House Finch81%
  2. Northern Flicker78%
  3. European Starling75%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch73%
  5. Northern House Wren70%

Summer 54 species

  1. House Finch77%
  2. California Quail73%
  3. Common Raven70%
  4. Bewick's Wren69%
  5. Spotted Towhee67%

Fall 57 species

  1. Northern Flicker83%
  2. Common Raven80%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow73%
  4. House Finch66%
  5. Bewick's Wren63%

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.