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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Piute Ponds: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Piute Ponds are Common Raven (96%), American Coot (94%), and Northern Harrier (94%). It is busiest in fall, when 129 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (127 species). 234 species have been reported here across 1,269 complete checklists from 238 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 101 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 122 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 127 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 119 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 15-21: 111 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 101 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJun 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 107 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 113 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 110 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 117 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 8-14: 124 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 120 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 8-14: 124 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 112 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 112 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 101 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 109 species on 5%+ of 18 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. 1Common Raven96%
  2. 2American Coot94%
  3. 3Northern Harrier94%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  5. 5Northern Shoveler90%
  6. 6Ruddy Duck90%
  7. 7Black Phoebe89%
  8. 8Red-tailed Hawk89%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow86%
  10. 10Eared Grebe84%
  11. 11Marsh Wren83%
  12. 12American Pipit82%
  13. 13Bufflehead81%
  14. 14Loggerhead Shrike77%
  15. 15Sora77%

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 91 species

  1. American Coot99%
  2. Ruddy Duck97%
  3. Northern Shoveler96%
  4. Common Raven96%
  5. Northern Harrier95%

Spring 117 species

  1. American Coot94%
  2. Common Raven93%
  3. Marsh Wren93%
  4. Ruddy Duck92%
  5. Mallard91%

Summer 109 species

  1. American Coot92%
  2. Black-crowned Night Heron92%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  4. Common Raven91%
  5. Ruddy Duck90%

Fall 129 species

  1. Common Raven95%
  2. American Coot94%
  3. Black Phoebe92%
  4. Northern Harrier89%
  5. Ruddy Duck89%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • LeConte's Thrasher7.5% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 95.0×
  • Bell's Sparrow31% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 64.1×
  • Bank Swallow9.9% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 61.8×
  • Ladder-backed Woodpecker21% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 41.1×
  • Redhead41% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 39.3×
  • Greater Roadrunner33% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 37.1×
  • Wilson's Phalarope16% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 36.0×
  • Loggerhead Shrike72% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 36.0×

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.