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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Sand Dune Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sand Dune Park are American Crow (94%), Black Phoebe (87%), and White-crowned Sparrow (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (62 species). 122 species have been reported here across 915 complete checklists from 245 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (2 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 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 Crow94%
  2. 2Black Phoebe87%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow87%
  4. 4Ruby-crowned Kinglet81%
  5. 5Hermit Thrush77%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler77%
  7. 7Orange-crowned Warbler74%
  8. 8House Finch71%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco65%
  10. 10Lesser Goldfinch65%
  11. 11Townsend's Warbler55%
  12. 12Allen's Hummingbird52%
  13. 13Northern House Wren42%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird39%
  15. 15California Towhee35%

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 41 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet80%
  5. Allen's Hummingbird77%

Spring 57 species

  1. American Crow95%
  2. House Finch87%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. Allen's Hummingbird77%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler75%

Summer 43 species

  1. American Crow96%
  2. Black Phoebe88%
  3. House Finch86%
  4. Allen's Hummingbird83%
  5. Western Gull65%

Fall 56 species

  1. American Crow91%
  2. Black Phoebe89%
  3. Orange-crowned Warbler85%
  4. House Finch74%
  5. Western Flycatcher73%

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.