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Birding spot · Imperial County, California

Birding at Salton Sea - Irrigation District: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Salton Sea - Irrigation District are Ring-billed Gull (88%), Ruddy Duck (85%), and Willet (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (86 species). 161 species have been reported here across 847 complete checklists from 593 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 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. 1Ring-billed Gull88%
  2. 2Ruddy Duck85%
  3. 3Willet73%
  4. 4Snowy Egret67%
  5. 5Black-bellied Plover65%
  6. 6Greater Yellowlegs63%
  7. 7American Coot60%
  8. 8Black Phoebe60%
  9. 9Killdeer60%
  10. 10Black-necked Stilt58%
  11. 11Least Sandpiper56%
  12. 12Great Egret54%
  13. 13Marbled Godwit52%
  14. 14American Herring Gull50%
  15. 15Northern Shoveler48%

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 65 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull80%
  2. Black-necked Stilt74%
  3. Ruddy Duck71%
  4. Willet68%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs64%

Spring 78 species

  1. Black-necked Stilt95%
  2. Killdeer69%
  3. American Avocet66%
  4. Willet66%
  5. Western Sandpiper63%

Summer 69 species

  1. Black-necked Stilt96%
  2. Western Sandpiper69%
  3. Yellow-footed Gull69%
  4. Willet69%
  5. Killdeer68%

Fall 70 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull89%
  2. Black-necked Stilt81%
  3. Willet77%
  4. Least Sandpiper66%
  5. Snowy Egret64%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Yellow-footed Gull31% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 882.4×
  • Black Tern28% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 287.8×
  • Laughing Gull13% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 247.4×
  • Gull-billed Tern22% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 229.0×
  • Neotropic Cormorant14% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 66.2×
  • Red Knot7.6% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 29.0×
  • Burrowing Owl12% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 24.2×
  • Lesser Yellowlegs14% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 23.7×

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.