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Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Baylands Preserve (west) are Northern Shoveler (91%), Ruddy Duck (87%), and American Coot (86%). It is busiest in winter, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (81 species). 154 species have been reported here across 1,519 complete checklists from 829 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJan 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 132 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. 1Northern Shoveler91%
  2. 2Ruddy Duck87%
  3. 3American Coot86%
  4. 4American Avocet66%
  5. 5Green-winged Teal64%
  6. 6Black Phoebe57%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow52%
  8. 8Black-necked Stilt51%
  9. 9Mallard50%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull49%
  11. 11Song Sparrow49%
  12. 12Marbled Godwit47%
  13. 13Snowy Egret43%
  14. 14Willet40%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Sparrow38%

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 71 species

  1. Northern Shoveler96%
  2. American Coot89%
  3. Ruddy Duck89%
  4. American Avocet83%
  5. Green-winged Teal79%

Spring 65 species

  1. American Coot77%
  2. Ruddy Duck76%
  3. Mallard71%
  4. Northern Shoveler71%
  5. Song Sparrow69%

Summer 59 species

  1. Mallard83%
  2. Black-necked Stilt79%
  3. Snowy Egret74%
  4. Barn Swallow70%
  5. Black Phoebe64%

Fall 65 species

  1. Northern Shoveler87%
  2. American Coot76%
  3. American Avocet67%
  4. Ruddy Duck62%
  5. Black-necked Stilt60%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Curlew Sandpiper10% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 687.7×
  • Canvasback41% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 28.6×
  • American Avocet71% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 16.6×
  • Long-billed Dowitcher34% of checklists here vs 2.5% statewide: 13.4×
  • Dunlin22% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 13.4×
  • Green-winged Teal58% of checklists here vs 4.8% statewide: 12.0×
  • Northern Shoveler77% of checklists here vs 7.1% statewide: 10.8×
  • Greater Scaup16% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 10.2×

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.