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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Twin Lakes State Beach (Schwan Lagoon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Twin Lakes State Beach (Schwan Lagoon) are Double-crested Cormorant (87%), American Crow (83%), and Anna's Hummingbird (78%). It is busiest in fall, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (78 species). 154 species have been reported here across 1,275 complete checklists from 350 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 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. 1Double-crested Cormorant87%
  2. 2American Crow83%
  3. 3Anna's Hummingbird78%
  4. 4American Coot77%
  5. 5Chestnut-backed Chickadee76%
  6. 6Black Phoebe74%
  7. 7Song Sparrow72%
  8. 8Townsend's Warbler69%
  9. 9California Towhee66%
  10. 10Ruby-crowned Kinglet66%
  11. 11Acorn Woodpecker65%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco65%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Sparrow65%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe64%
  15. 15Oak Titmouse62%

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 63 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant86%
  2. Pied-billed Grebe78%
  3. Song Sparrow77%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird76%
  5. Black Phoebe69%

Spring 71 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant86%
  2. American Crow86%
  3. Song Sparrow83%
  4. Chestnut-backed Chickadee75%
  5. Spotted Towhee74%

Summer 60 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. American Crow78%
  3. Chestnut-backed Chickadee77%
  4. Song Sparrow75%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco73%

Fall 75 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant89%
  2. Chestnut-backed Chickadee85%
  3. American Crow84%
  4. Black Phoebe79%
  5. Townsend's Warbler77%

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.