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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Polliwog Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Polliwog Park are Yellow-rumped Warbler (97%), Mallard (96%), and American Coot (95%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (65 species). 135 species have been reported here across 1,051 complete checklists from 282 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler97%
  2. 2Mallard96%
  3. 3American Coot95%
  4. 4American Crow92%
  5. 5American Wigeon87%
  6. 6Black Phoebe87%
  7. 7Canada Goose83%
  8. 8Western Gull78%
  9. 9Allen's Hummingbird75%
  10. 10House Finch68%
  11. 11Orange-crowned Warbler64%
  12. 12White-crowned Sparrow63%
  13. 13Townsend's Warbler53%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon49%
  15. 15American Goldfinch46%

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 57 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  2. American Coot89%
  3. Mallard85%
  4. Black Phoebe85%
  5. American Crow83%

Spring 61 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. American Crow94%
  3. Canada Goose94%
  4. Black Phoebe89%
  5. House Finch85%

Summer 40 species

  1. Mallard98%
  2. Canada Goose96%
  3. American Crow95%
  4. Black Phoebe89%
  5. House Finch85%

Fall 55 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. American Crow90%
  3. American Coot89%
  4. Black Phoebe88%
  5. Canada Goose86%

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.