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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at South-Quail Hill Open Space Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South-Quail Hill Open Space Preserve are Say's Phoebe (89%), White-crowned Sparrow (88%), and Black Phoebe (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early March (85 species). 161 species have been reported here across 1,740 complete checklists from 541 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 178 checklistsDec 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Say's Phoebe89%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow88%
  3. 3Black Phoebe85%
  4. 4American Crow81%
  5. 5House Finch81%
  6. 6Common Yellowthroat75%
  7. 7Western Meadowlark68%
  8. 8Song Sparrow67%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird66%
  10. 10Savannah Sparrow65%
  11. 11Mourning Dove64%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk63%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  14. 14White-tailed Kite53%
  15. 15Lesser Goldfinch51%

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 62 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow80%
  2. Black Phoebe77%
  3. Say's Phoebe76%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. American Crow74%

Spring 78 species

  1. House Finch87%
  2. Common Yellowthroat83%
  3. Song Sparrow81%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird79%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch77%

Summer 62 species

  1. House Finch91%
  2. Lesser Goldfinch83%
  3. Mourning Dove80%
  4. Black Phoebe73%
  5. Common Yellowthroat73%

Fall 59 species

  1. Say's Phoebe84%
  2. Black Phoebe83%
  3. House Finch80%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow79%

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.