Bird AlbumUnited States · California
Hansen Dam
299 species and 188,509 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and September–December, with up to 184 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Northern RavenCorvus corax
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
American CootFulica americana
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris158 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 299 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sepulveda Basin – East of Woodley Ave13 km303 species
- Descanso Gardens17 km211 species
- Hahamongna Watershed Park21 km271 species
- Ballona Freshwater Marsh33 km260 species
- Malibu Lagoon – State Beach including Lagoon38 km321 species
- Peck Rd. Water Conservation Park39 km292 species
All 299 species recorded here
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- California Towhee Melozone crissalis
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
- Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- California Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
- Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- American Grey Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus
- Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- American Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- White-headed Woodpecker Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
- Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri
- Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hansen Dam?
April and September–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 184 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hansen Dam?
299 species, from 188,509 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hansen Dam in November?
The most recorded in November: Myrtle Warbler, Black Phoebe, House Finch, Northern Raven and White-crowned Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.