Birds in California
Birds in California in December
The most likely birds in California in December are Yellow-rumped Warbler (54%), Black Phoebe (53%), and White-crowned Sparrow (50%). 185 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (341,256 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler54% - 2
Black Phoebe53% - 3
White-crowned Sparrow50% - 4
House Finch46% - 5
American Crow44% - 6
Anna's Hummingbird42% - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet36% - 8
California Scrub-Jay32% - 9
Common Raven31% - 10
California Towhee30% - 11
Red-tailed Hawk30% - 12
Song Sparrow28% - 13
Mallard26% - 14
American Coot26% - 15
Mourning Dove26% - 16
Dark-eyed Junco26% - 17
Lesser Goldfinch24% - 18
Northern Flicker24% - 19
Golden-crowned Sparrow23% - 20
Turkey Vulture23% - 21
European Starling22% - 22
Double-crested Cormorant21% - 23
Bushtit20% - 24
Great Egret20% - 25
Nuttall's Woodpecker19% - 26
Northern Mockingbird19% - 27
Spotted Towhee19% - 28
Western Gull19% - 29
Bewick's Wren18% - 30
American Robin18% - 31
Bufflehead18% - 32
Oak Titmouse18% - 33
Say's Phoebe18% - 34
Acorn Woodpecker17% - 35
Canada Goose17% - 36
Western Bluebird17% - 37
Great Blue Heron17% - 38
Snowy Egret16% - 39
Hermit Thrush16% - 40
Red-shouldered Hawk15% - 41
Pied-billed Grebe15% - 42
Rock Pigeon15% - 43
California Gull15% - 44
American Kestrel14% - 45
Ruddy Duck14% - 46
American Wigeon14% - 47
Ring-billed Gull14% - 48
Chestnut-backed Chickadee12% - 49
House Sparrow12% - 50
Allen's Hummingbird12% - 51
Northern Shoveler12% - 52
Orange-crowned Warbler12% - 53
Killdeer11% - 54
Common Yellowthroat11% - 55
Townsend's Warbler11% - 56
Eurasian Collared-Dove11% - 57
White-breasted Nuthatch10% - 58
Red-winged Blackbird10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 59
Cassin's Kingbird10% - 60
Brewer's Blackbird9.7%