Birding spot · San Diego County, California
Birding at Balboa Park (North Park): What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Balboa Park (North Park) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), Black Phoebe (89%), and House Finch (86%). It is busiest in spring, when 65 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (64 species). 132 species have been reported here across 992 complete checklists from 278 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 Jan 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Jan 15-21: low data (5 checklists) Jan 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Feb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Feb 8-14: low data (4 checklists) Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists) Feb 22-28: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Mar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Mar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Mar 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Mar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Apr 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Apr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Apr 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Apr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists May 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists May 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists May 15-21: low data (9 checklists) May 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Jun 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists) Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists) Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists) Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists) Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists) Jul 22-31: low data (8 checklists) Aug 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Aug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Aug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Aug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Sep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Sep 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Sep 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Oct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 51 checklists Oct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Oct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Oct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Nov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Nov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Nov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Nov 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 79 checklists Dec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Dec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Dec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Dec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Yellow-rumped Warbler 95% 2 Black Phoebe 89% 3 House Finch 86% 4 White-crowned Sparrow 83% 5 Cassin's Kingbird 77% 6 Anna's Hummingbird 74% 7 American Crow 66% 8 Dark-eyed Junco 65% 9 Chipping Sparrow 59% 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 56% 11 Nuttall's Woodpecker 54% 12 Say's Phoebe 50% 13 Bewick's Wren 47% 14 Lesser Goldfinch 45% 15 Western Bluebird 43% 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 .
Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
Black Phoebe89%
House Finch86%
White-crowned Sparrow83%
Cassin's Kingbird77%
Anna's Hummingbird74%
American Crow66%
Dark-eyed Junco65%
Chipping Sparrow59%
Orange-crowned Warbler56%
Nuttall's Woodpecker54%
Say's Phoebe50%
Bewick's Wren47%
Lesser Goldfinch45%
Western Bluebird43%