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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve are White-crowned Sparrow (90%), American Coot (83%), and American Wigeon (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (107 species). 168 species have been reported here across 914 complete checklists from 611 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 36 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow90%
  2. 2American Coot83%
  3. 3American Wigeon73%
  4. 4House Finch73%
  5. 5Snowy Egret70%
  6. 6Turkey Vulture67%
  7. 7Black Phoebe66%
  8. 8California Towhee63%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird61%
  10. 10Greater Yellowlegs61%
  11. 11Common Yellowthroat60%
  12. 12Song Sparrow60%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron59%
  14. 14American Crow57%
  15. 15Great Egret57%

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 79 species

  1. American Coot75%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow74%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird67%
  4. House Finch67%
  5. Song Sparrow64%

Spring 80 species

  1. House Finch79%
  2. Song Sparrow77%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird67%
  4. California Towhee67%
  5. Common Yellowthroat63%

Summer 60 species

  1. House Finch85%
  2. Barn Swallow68%
  3. Common Yellowthroat63%
  4. Snowy Egret63%
  5. Song Sparrow61%

Fall 77 species

  1. Snowy Egret69%
  2. House Finch68%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow67%
  4. Black Phoebe67%
  5. American Coot66%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • California Gnatcatcher50% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 66.0×
  • Greater Roadrunner18% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 19.9×
  • Ridgway's Rail8.9% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 14.4×
  • Black Skimmer8.1% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 9.7×
  • Blue-winged Teal13% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 8.0×
  • Osprey34% of checklists here vs 5.5% statewide: 6.2×
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher26% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 5.9×
  • Cinnamon Teal25% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 5.8×

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.