WhenToBird

Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at North Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Lake are American Coot (96%), American Crow (85%), and Mallard (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (76 species). 136 species have been reported here across 1,111 complete checklists from 217 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1American Coot96%
  2. 2American Crow85%
  3. 3Mallard82%
  4. 4Egyptian Goose75%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant74%
  6. 6Canada Goose68%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler68%
  8. 8Ruddy Duck60%
  9. 9Black Phoebe50%
  10. 10Cassin's Kingbird43%
  11. 11House Finch43%
  12. 12Orange-crowned Warbler38%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet35%
  14. 14Spotted Sandpiper35%
  15. 15Swinhoe's White-eye34%

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 54 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Mallard87%
  3. American Crow82%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant77%

Spring 64 species

  1. American Crow92%
  2. Canada Goose90%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Egyptian Goose82%
  5. American Coot81%

Summer 38 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Egyptian Goose91%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. House Sparrow57%

Fall 49 species

  1. American Coot89%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Egyptian Goose84%
  5. Canada Goose72%

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.