WhenToBird

Birding spot · Butte County, California

Birding at North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area are Northern Pintail (99%), Greater White-fronted Goose (92%), and Northern Shoveler (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (89 species). 166 species have been reported here across 1,512 complete checklists from 463 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 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. 1Northern Pintail99%
  2. 2Greater White-fronted Goose92%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler89%
  4. 4Sandhill Crane89%
  5. 5American Wigeon88%
  6. 6Snow Goose69%
  7. 7Black Phoebe68%
  8. 8Black-necked Stilt65%
  9. 9Great Egret65%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture62%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird62%
  12. 12American Coot61%
  13. 13White-crowned Sparrow55%
  14. 14Long-billed Curlew54%
  15. 15Northern Harrier52%

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 59 species

  1. Northern Pintail95%
  2. Northern Shoveler94%
  3. American Wigeon90%
  4. Greater White-fronted Goose84%
  5. American Coot80%

Spring 82 species

  1. Northern Shoveler91%
  2. American Coot86%
  3. Killdeer86%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  5. Canada Goose85%

Summer 46 species

  1. Black Phoebe84%
  2. Western Kingbird76%
  3. Mourning Dove59%
  4. Brewer's Blackbird57%
  5. Great Egret57%

Fall 63 species

  1. Sandhill Crane92%
  2. Greater White-fronted Goose91%
  3. Northern Pintail82%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird75%
  5. Great Egret69%

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.