WhenToBird

Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Neary Lagoon Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Neary Lagoon Park are Mallard (91%), Black Phoebe (89%), and American Coot (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (66 species). 166 species have been reported here across 2,556 complete checklists from 748 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsFeb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 73 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. 1Mallard91%
  2. 2Black Phoebe89%
  3. 3American Coot85%
  4. 4American Crow78%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird74%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe73%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  8. 8Chestnut-backed Chickadee65%
  9. 9House Finch63%
  10. 10Song Sparrow62%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet61%
  12. 12Wood Duck60%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Sparrow57%
  14. 14Townsend's Warbler53%
  15. 15White-crowned Sparrow47%

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 56 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. American Coot93%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe84%
  4. Black Phoebe84%
  5. Wood Duck82%

Spring 64 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe83%
  3. Black Phoebe81%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. Song Sparrow77%

Summer 54 species

  1. Mallard95%
  2. Wood Duck91%
  3. American Crow83%
  4. Black Phoebe82%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe70%

Fall 63 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Black Phoebe88%
  3. American Crow83%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. American Coot75%

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.