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Birding spot · Clark County, Nevada

Birding at Swim Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Swim Beach are American Coot (95%), Ring-billed Gull (92%), and Bufflehead (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (69 species). 153 species have been reported here across 1,198 complete checklists from 335 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: low data (3 checklists)May 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Sep 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 92 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. 1American Coot95%
  2. 2Ring-billed Gull92%
  3. 3Bufflehead80%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe64%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow61%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant59%
  7. 7Common Raven55%
  8. 8Common Goldeneye54%
  9. 9California Gull54%
  10. 10Mourning Dove53%
  11. 11Horned Grebe53%
  12. 12Horned Lark52%
  13. 13Mallard49%
  14. 14House Finch47%
  15. 15Savannah Sparrow46%

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 48 species

  1. American Coot94%
  2. Ring-billed Gull89%
  3. Common Goldeneye88%
  4. Bufflehead71%
  5. California Gull55%

Spring 52 species

  1. American Coot83%
  2. Ring-billed Gull79%
  3. Horned Lark62%
  4. Mallard60%
  5. Common Goldeneye49%

Summer 44 species

  1. Horned Lark87%
  2. Ring-billed Gull81%
  3. Killdeer67%
  4. California Gull66%
  5. Mourning Dove63%

Fall 53 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Ring-billed Gull87%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant58%
  4. Horned Lark58%
  5. California Gull56%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Nevada.

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.