United States · California
Lake Los Carneros Park
270 species and 248,187 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and April, with up to 174 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American CootFulica americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus
California TowheeMelozone crissalis
California Scrub JayAphelocoma californica
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- UCSB North Campus Open Space4 km252 species
- Sedgwick Reserve33 km201 species
- Ventura Settling Ponds59 km301 species
All 270 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- California Towhee Melozone crissalis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- California Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
- Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
- White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
- Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
- Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Los Carneros Park?
September–January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 174 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Los Carneros Park?
270 species, from 248,187 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Los Carneros Park in November?
The most recorded in November: American Coot, Mallard, White-crowned Sparrow, American Crow and Black Phoebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.