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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Ralph B. Clark Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ralph B. Clark Regional Park are Black Phoebe (95%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), and American Coot (91%). It is busiest in spring, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (96 species). 151 species have been reported here across 842 complete checklists from 196 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Black Phoebe95%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
  3. 3American Coot91%
  4. 4Mallard87%
  5. 5American Wigeon84%
  6. 6House Finch84%
  7. 7California Towhee75%
  8. 8Allen's Hummingbird71%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow71%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird67%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird67%
  12. 12Ring-necked Duck67%
  13. 13Nuttall's Woodpecker65%
  14. 14Ruddy Duck64%
  15. 15Canada Goose60%

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 83 species

  1. Black Phoebe92%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  3. American Coot88%
  4. House Finch87%
  5. Mallard83%

Spring 96 species

  1. House Finch97%
  2. Western Bluebird94%
  3. Lesser Goldfinch90%
  4. Mourning Dove89%
  5. Northern Mockingbird87%

Summer 72 species

  1. House Finch97%
  2. California Towhee93%
  3. Western Bluebird92%
  4. Black Phoebe90%
  5. Mourning Dove90%

Fall 80 species

  1. Black Phoebe92%
  2. House Finch91%
  3. Mallard90%
  4. Western Bluebird81%
  5. American Coot81%

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.