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Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

Birding at Baylands Preserve (southwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Baylands Preserve (southwest) are Mallard (99%), American Coot (96%), and Northern Shoveler (96%). It is busiest in spring, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (67 species). 137 species have been reported here across 1,377 complete checklists from 363 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsFeb 22-28: 53 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsApr 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Mallard99%
  2. 2American Coot96%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler96%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe90%
  5. 5Snowy Egret88%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant85%
  7. 7Black Phoebe74%
  8. 8Gadwall74%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow67%
  10. 10Common Gallinule65%
  11. 11Song Sparrow65%
  12. 12Great Egret58%
  13. 13Black-crowned Night Heron57%
  14. 14Canada Goose57%
  15. 15Cinnamon Teal57%

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 53 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. Northern Shoveler81%
  3. American Coot80%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe74%
  5. Gadwall73%

Spring 57 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Canada Goose82%
  3. Song Sparrow79%
  4. Gadwall67%
  5. American Coot65%

Summer 49 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. Canada Goose84%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe76%
  5. Black Phoebe75%

Fall 53 species

  1. Mallard98%
  2. Northern Shoveler89%
  3. Pied-billed Grebe87%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant85%
  5. American Coot84%

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.