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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Younger Lagoon Reserve (Terrace Point): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Younger Lagoon Reserve (Terrace Point) are Black Phoebe (74%), Mallard (65%), and Song Sparrow (62%). It is busiest in fall, when 70 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (81 species). 185 species have been reported here across 2,144 complete checklists from 360 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsFeb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsSep 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 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. 1Black Phoebe74%
  2. 2Mallard65%
  3. 3Song Sparrow62%
  4. 4American Wigeon56%
  5. 5American Crow52%
  6. 6Wrentit47%
  7. 7Northern Harrier44%
  8. 8Anna's Hummingbird41%
  9. 9Bewick's Wren41%
  10. 10House Finch38%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk38%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee36%
  13. 13Northern Shoveler36%
  14. 14Killdeer35%
  15. 15Common Raven34%

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. Mallard83%
  2. American Coot82%
  3. American Wigeon76%
  4. Black Phoebe65%
  5. Song Sparrow60%

Spring 58 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Song Sparrow78%
  3. Canada Goose68%
  4. Barn Swallow58%
  5. American Crow53%

Summer 63 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Barn Swallow81%
  3. Black Phoebe79%
  4. Song Sparrow71%
  5. Snowy Egret65%

Fall 70 species

  1. Black Phoebe78%
  2. Mallard71%
  3. Song Sparrow67%
  4. Killdeer49%
  5. American Crow49%

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.