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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Scorpion Anchorage: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Scorpion Anchorage are Common Raven (86%), Island Scrub-Jay (78%), and White-crowned Sparrow (78%). It is busiest in fall, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (76 species). 147 species have been reported here across 978 complete checklists from 629 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 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. 1Common Raven86%
  2. 2Island Scrub-Jay78%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow78%
  4. 4Black Phoebe77%
  5. 5Allen's Hummingbird73%
  6. 6Spotted Towhee65%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  8. 8House Finch63%
  9. 9Say's Phoebe63%
  10. 10Song Sparrow63%
  11. 11Hermit Thrush58%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet53%
  13. 13Bewick's Wren51%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird46%
  15. 15Anna's Hummingbird45%

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 49 species

  1. Common Raven83%
  2. Island Scrub-Jay72%
  3. Black Phoebe65%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler65%
  5. Brown Pelican58%

Spring 48 species

  1. Common Raven73%
  2. Spotted Towhee70%
  3. Island Scrub-Jay70%
  4. Song Sparrow61%
  5. Brown Pelican50%

Summer 37 species

  1. Common Raven85%
  2. Island Scrub-Jay75%
  3. Spotted Towhee71%
  4. House Finch69%
  5. Western Gull57%

Fall 63 species

  1. Common Raven87%
  2. Island Scrub-Jay76%
  3. Black Phoebe68%
  4. House Finch68%
  5. Spotted Towhee61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

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.