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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve (Lux Canyon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve (Lux Canyon) are American Kestrel (74%), Black Phoebe (74%), and California Towhee (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 98 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (103 species). 201 species have been reported here across 2,269 complete checklists from 758 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 91 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMar 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsApr 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsApr 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 49 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. 1American Kestrel74%
  2. 2Black Phoebe74%
  3. 3California Towhee74%
  4. 4Anna's Hummingbird69%
  5. 5Say's Phoebe69%
  6. 6Song Sparrow69%
  7. 7American Coot68%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow68%
  9. 9House Finch63%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  11. 11American Crow59%
  12. 12Common Yellowthroat57%
  13. 13Mourning Dove56%
  14. 14Wrentit56%
  15. 15Bushtit56%

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 92 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird81%
  2. California Towhee80%
  3. American Coot74%
  4. Song Sparrow73%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler65%

Spring 98 species

  1. California Towhee86%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird81%
  4. Mourning Dove80%
  5. Common Yellowthroat78%

Summer 84 species

  1. Mourning Dove86%
  2. House Finch84%
  3. California Towhee83%
  4. Common Yellowthroat76%
  5. Song Sparrow75%

Fall 86 species

  1. California Towhee83%
  2. House Finch77%
  3. Song Sparrow75%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. Black Phoebe74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • California Gnatcatcher44% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 58.4×
  • Ridgway's Rail34% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 56.0×
  • American Bittern7.0% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 22.3×
  • Virginia Rail15% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 12.6×
  • Yellow-breasted Chat13% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 12.3×
  • White-faced Ibis29% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 11.9×
  • Sora13% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 8.5×
  • California Thrasher48% of checklists here vs 5.7% statewide: 8.5×

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.