WhenToBird

Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at North Coast Open Space: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Coast Open Space are White-crowned Sparrow (91%), Black Phoebe (88%), and American Crow (82%). It is busiest in winter, when 94 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (101 species). 220 species have been reported here across 4,278 complete checklists from 517 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsJan 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJan 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJan 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 141 checklistsFeb 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsFeb 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsFeb 22-28: 94 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsMar 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMar 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsApr 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMay 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJul 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsAug 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsSep 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsOct 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsNov 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsDec 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsDec 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsDec 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 164 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 Sparrow91%
  2. 2Black Phoebe88%
  3. 3American Crow82%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  5. 5Mallard77%
  6. 6Song Sparrow76%
  7. 7Cassin's Kingbird69%
  8. 8Killdeer69%
  9. 9House Finch66%
  10. 10Say's Phoebe65%
  11. 11Common Yellowthroat63%
  12. 12California Towhee58%
  13. 13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher58%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird54%
  15. 15Black-crowned Night Heron52%

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 94 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow85%
  2. Black Phoebe84%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. American Coot78%

Spring 89 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. Song Sparrow86%
  4. House Finch83%
  5. Black Phoebe72%

Summer 70 species

  1. Mallard85%
  2. Song Sparrow80%
  3. House Finch80%
  4. American Crow78%
  5. Black Phoebe76%

Fall 80 species

  1. Black Phoebe85%
  2. American Crow80%
  3. Song Sparrow79%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow72%
  5. Mallard71%

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.