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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area are Yellow-rumped Warbler (94%), Black Phoebe (93%), and American Coot (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 105 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (120 species). 212 species have been reported here across 1,659 complete checklists from 575 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsFeb 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsFeb 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsFeb 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 92 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 120 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 104 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsOct 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsNov 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsNov 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 37 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 Warbler94%
  2. 2Black Phoebe93%
  3. 3American Coot88%
  4. 4House Finch88%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow87%
  6. 6Cassin's Kingbird77%
  7. 7Mallard77%
  8. 8Mourning Dove77%
  9. 9Canada Goose72%
  10. 10Say's Phoebe68%
  11. 11Ruddy Duck63%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch61%
  13. 13Western Bluebird61%
  14. 14Western Meadowlark61%
  15. 15Double-crested Cormorant60%

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 98 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  2. Black Phoebe92%
  3. American Coot90%
  4. Canada Goose90%
  5. House Finch87%

Spring 104 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. House Finch87%
  3. Black Phoebe86%
  4. Mourning Dove84%
  5. American Coot83%

Summer 78 species

  1. House Finch90%
  2. Mourning Dove90%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch77%

Fall 105 species

  1. Black Phoebe92%
  2. House Finch89%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler86%
  4. American Coot83%
  5. Mourning Dove83%

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.