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Birding spot · Tulare County, California

Birding at Pixley National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pixley National Wildlife Refuge are White-crowned Sparrow (92%), Sandhill Crane (91%), and Red-tailed Hawk (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (99 species). 171 species have been reported here across 905 complete checklists from 404 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 22-28: 85 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Mar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Sep 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 56 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 Sparrow92%
  2. 2Sandhill Crane91%
  3. 3Red-tailed Hawk85%
  4. 4American Coot83%
  5. 5Savannah Sparrow82%
  6. 6Black Phoebe80%
  7. 7Northern Harrier80%
  8. 8Northern Shoveler79%
  9. 9Western Meadowlark75%
  10. 10Black-necked Stilt73%
  11. 11Loggerhead Shrike68%
  12. 12American Pipit66%
  13. 13Long-billed Dowitcher66%
  14. 14Canada Goose64%
  15. 15Killdeer64%

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 90 species

  1. Sandhill Crane92%
  2. Red-tailed Hawk80%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  4. American Coot77%
  5. Western Meadowlark77%

Spring 79 species

  1. Western Meadowlark79%
  2. Black Phoebe72%
  3. Mourning Dove71%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird71%
  5. Red-tailed Hawk70%

Summer 0 species

    Fall 93 species

    1. Sandhill Crane87%
    2. White-crowned Sparrow85%
    3. Black Phoebe84%
    4. Red-tailed Hawk83%
    5. Savannah Sparrow83%

    Specialties

    Birds reported far more often here than across California.

    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.