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Birding spot · Santa Barbara County, California

Birding at Sedgwick Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sedgwick Reserve are Acorn Woodpecker (92%), White-crowned Sparrow (92%), and California Towhee (90%). It is busiest in spring, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (92 species). 168 species have been reported here across 2,390 complete checklists from 272 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsDec 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 64 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. 1Acorn Woodpecker92%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow92%
  3. 3California Towhee90%
  4. 4House Finch90%
  5. 5California Scrub-Jay88%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  7. 7Western Bluebird84%
  8. 8Oak Titmouse83%
  9. 9Mourning Dove76%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird75%
  11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch75%
  12. 12Black Phoebe70%
  13. 13Lesser Goldfinch66%
  14. 14California Quail65%
  15. 15Spotted Towhee64%

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 77 species

  1. Acorn Woodpecker92%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow90%
  3. California Scrub-Jay85%
  4. House Finch83%
  5. Western Bluebird83%

Spring 89 species

  1. Acorn Woodpecker90%
  2. House Finch89%
  3. Mourning Dove85%
  4. California Scrub-Jay85%
  5. Western Bluebird84%

Summer 65 species

  1. Acorn Woodpecker96%
  2. Mourning Dove92%
  3. House Finch90%
  4. California Towhee88%
  5. California Scrub-Jay88%

Fall 73 species

  1. Acorn Woodpecker93%
  2. California Scrub-Jay91%
  3. House Finch87%
  4. Western Bluebird86%
  5. California Towhee86%

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.