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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve (San Marcos Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve (San Marcos Creek) are American Wigeon (79%), Black Phoebe (78%), and Common Yellowthroat (69%). It is busiest in spring, when 115 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (115 species). 187 species have been reported here across 910 complete checklists from 248 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 99 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 105 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 15-21: 115 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 100 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 Wigeon79%
  2. 2Black Phoebe78%
  3. 3Common Yellowthroat69%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow69%
  5. 5House Finch67%
  6. 6American Coot63%
  7. 7Ruddy Duck63%
  8. 8Killdeer62%
  9. 9Say's Phoebe60%
  10. 10Willet60%
  11. 11Cassin's Kingbird59%
  12. 12Song Sparrow59%
  13. 13Anna's Hummingbird57%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron57%
  15. 15Great Egret56%

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

Winter 95 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird84%
  2. American Wigeon80%
  3. House Finch75%
  4. Song Sparrow74%
  5. American Coot72%

Spring 115 species

  1. Song Sparrow89%
  2. House Finch80%
  3. Common Yellowthroat79%
  4. Great Egret77%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird77%

Summer 79 species

  1. Great Egret80%
  2. Snowy Egret79%
  3. Common Yellowthroat72%
  4. Song Sparrow70%
  5. House Finch70%

Fall 98 species

  1. Black Phoebe78%
  2. House Finch72%
  3. Killdeer69%
  4. Common Yellowthroat68%
  5. Song Sparrow66%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Ridgway's Rail16% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 26.3×
  • Least Tern15% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 24.4×
  • Canvasback18% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 12.5×
  • Black Skimmer9.8% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 11.7×
  • Short-billed Dowitcher9.9% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 11.1×
  • Scaly-breasted Munia37% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 10.7×
  • Long-billed Curlew41% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 9.6×
  • Willet51% of checklists here vs 6.4% statewide: 8.1×

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.