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Birding spot · Los Angeles County, California

Birding at South Coast Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Coast Botanic Garden are Allen's Hummingbird (99%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), and Black Phoebe (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 66 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (63 species). 123 species have been reported here across 1,337 complete checklists from 401 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 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. 1Allen's Hummingbird99%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
  3. 3Black Phoebe93%
  4. 4Ruby-crowned Kinglet85%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird83%
  6. 6California Towhee83%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow81%
  8. 8Common Raven78%
  9. 9Orange-crowned Warbler77%
  10. 10House Finch73%
  11. 11Bushtit67%
  12. 12Hermit Thrush66%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk66%
  14. 14California Scrub-Jay61%
  15. 15Northern Flicker60%

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 55 species

  1. Allen's Hummingbird92%
  2. Black Phoebe91%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  4. California Towhee86%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler84%

Spring 66 species

  1. Allen's Hummingbird93%
  2. California Towhee93%
  3. House Finch86%
  4. Orange-crowned Warbler85%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch85%

Summer 40 species

  1. Allen's Hummingbird91%
  2. California Towhee89%
  3. House Finch85%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch81%
  5. Common Raven78%

Fall 54 species

  1. Allen's Hummingbird98%
  2. Black Phoebe96%
  3. California Towhee88%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird84%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler81%

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.