Birds in California
Birds in California in November
The most likely birds in California in November are Yellow-rumped Warbler (55%), Black Phoebe (54%), and White-crowned Sparrow (52%). 184 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 (304,786 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 Warbler55% - 2
Black Phoebe54% - 3
White-crowned Sparrow52% - 4
House Finch47% - 5
American Crow46% - 6
Anna's Hummingbird41% - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet35% - 8
California Scrub-Jay32% - 9
Common Raven31% - 10
California Towhee29% - 11
Red-tailed Hawk29% - 12
Song Sparrow27% - 13
Mallard27% - 14
American Coot26% - 15
Lesser Goldfinch26% - 16
Dark-eyed Junco25% - 17
Mourning Dove25% - 18
Turkey Vulture24% - 19
Northern Flicker24% - 20
Double-crested Cormorant23% - 21
Golden-crowned Sparrow23% - 22
Great Egret21% - 23
European Starling21% - 24
Bushtit20% - 25
Western Gull20% - 26
Northern Mockingbird19% - 27
Bewick's Wren18% - 28
Nuttall's Woodpecker18% - 29
Spotted Towhee18% - 30
Great Blue Heron18% - 31
Say's Phoebe18% - 32
Hermit Thrush17% - 33
Acorn Woodpecker17% - 34
Snowy Egret17% - 35
Western Bluebird17% - 36
Canada Goose16% - 37
Oak Titmouse16% - 38
American Robin16% - 39
Pied-billed Grebe16% - 40
Killdeer15% - 41
California Gull15% - 42
Bufflehead15% - 43
Red-shouldered Hawk15% - 44
Rock Pigeon14% - 45
American Kestrel14% - 46
Brown Pelican13% - 47
Ruddy Duck13% - 48
Chestnut-backed Chickadee13% - 49
American Wigeon12% - 50
House Sparrow12% - 51
Red-winged Blackbird12% - 52
Orange-crowned Warbler11% - 53
Townsend's Warbler11% - 54
Common Yellowthroat11% - 55
American Pipit11% - 56
Brewer's Blackbird11% - 57
Savannah Sparrow11% - 58
Northern Shoveler11% - 59
Ring-billed Gull11% - 60
Western Meadowlark11%