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Birding spot · Monterey County, California

Birding at Asilomar State Beach (North Moss Beach): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Asilomar State Beach (North Moss Beach) are American Crow (88%), Pygmy Nuthatch (73%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (73%). It is busiest in winter, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (63 species). 114 species have been reported here across 973 complete checklists from 333 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 42 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. 1American Crow88%
  2. 2Pygmy Nuthatch73%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler73%
  4. 4California Scrub-Jay71%
  5. 5Dark-eyed Junco71%
  6. 6Acorn Woodpecker67%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet67%
  8. 8Black Phoebe64%
  9. 9Townsend's Warbler64%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow62%
  11. 11Chestnut-backed Chickadee53%
  12. 12Red-shouldered Hawk45%
  13. 13Western Gull44%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird39%
  15. 15House Finch32%

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

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

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.