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Birding spot · Lincoln County, Oregon

Birding at South Beach State Park (south): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at South Beach State Park (south) are Snowy Plover (42%), Western Gull (39%), and Chestnut-backed Chickadee (36%). It is busiest in summer, when 56 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early August (67 species). 155 species have been reported here across 896 complete checklists from 475 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Dec 22-31: 57 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. 1Snowy Plover42%
  2. 2Western Gull39%
  3. 3Chestnut-backed Chickadee36%
  4. 4Sanderling36%
  5. 5Song Sparrow30%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler30%
  7. 7Spotted Towhee27%
  8. 8American Robin24%
  9. 9Surf Scoter24%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird21%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco21%
  12. 12Fox Sparrow21%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Kinglet21%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
  15. 15American Crow18%

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 38 species

  1. Snowy Plover65%
  2. Sanderling54%
  3. Western Gull40%
  4. Mountain Plover27%
  5. Chestnut-backed Chickadee25%

Spring 54 species

  1. American Crow82%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow46%
  3. Western Gull43%
  4. Spotted Towhee41%
  5. Hudsonian Whimbrel35%

Summer 56 species

  1. American Crow82%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow62%
  3. Spotted Towhee50%
  4. Chestnut-backed Chickadee48%
  5. Swainson's Thrush48%

Fall 48 species

  1. American Crow48%
  2. Western Gull41%
  3. Chestnut-backed Chickadee40%
  4. Snowy Plover36%
  5. Brown Pelican31%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

  • Mountain Plover6.9% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 604.2×
  • Snowy Plover35% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 127.5×
  • Sanderling30% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 46.3×
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel10% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 13.5×
  • Black-bellied Plover5.4% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 9.7×
  • Wrentit25% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 9.1×
  • Pelagic Cormorant25% of checklists here vs 3.3% statewide: 7.7×
  • Brown Pelican17% of checklists here vs 2.4% statewide: 7.1×

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.