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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Madrona Marsh Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Madrona Marsh Preserve are White-crowned Sparrow (93%), Black Phoebe (92%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (95 species). 217 species have been reported here across 4,699 complete checklists from 889 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJan 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsFeb 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsFeb 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMar 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMar 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsMar 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsApr 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsApr 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsApr 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 204 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsOct 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 165 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsNov 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsDec 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsDec 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 97 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow93%
  2. 2Black Phoebe92%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  4. 4Mourning Dove80%
  5. 5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher76%
  6. 6House Finch70%
  7. 7American Crow70%
  8. 8Anna's Hummingbird68%
  9. 9Bushtit68%
  10. 10American Goldfinch68%
  11. 11Cassin's Kingbird67%
  12. 12Scaly-breasted Munia64%
  13. 13Orange-crowned Warbler62%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet61%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk61%

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 79 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow92%
  2. Black Phoebe90%
  3. Mallard89%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler86%
  5. Mourning Dove81%

Spring 91 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird93%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. House Finch90%
  4. Canada Goose89%
  5. Black Phoebe86%

Summer 64 species

  1. House Finch93%
  2. Black Phoebe91%
  3. Mourning Dove91%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch82%
  5. Mallard81%

Fall 72 species

  1. Black Phoebe92%
  2. Mourning Dove84%
  3. House Finch74%
  4. American Crow71%
  5. Bushtit70%

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.