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Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Baylands Preserve are Northern Shoveler (95%), American Avocet (89%), and Green-winged Teal (85%). It is busiest in winter, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (86 species). 192 species have been reported here across 4,884 complete checklists from 1,734 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 205 checklistsJan 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 191 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsJan 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsFeb 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsFeb 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsFeb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsFeb 22-28: 76 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 140 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJun 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsSep 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsOct 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsNov 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsNov 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsNov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsDec 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsDec 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 256 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 Shoveler95%
  2. 2American Avocet89%
  3. 3Green-winged Teal85%
  4. 4American Coot82%
  5. 5Black-necked Stilt81%
  6. 6Least Sandpiper73%
  7. 7Ruddy Duck72%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow71%
  9. 9Mallard71%
  10. 10Song Sparrow69%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs68%
  12. 12Snowy Egret68%
  13. 13Black Phoebe67%
  14. 14Willet62%
  15. 15Killdeer58%

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 83 species

  1. Northern Shoveler93%
  2. American Avocet87%
  3. American Coot85%
  4. Green-winged Teal84%
  5. Ruddy Duck82%

Spring 75 species

  1. Song Sparrow82%
  2. Mallard77%
  3. Snowy Egret76%
  4. Barn Swallow75%
  5. Ruddy Duck73%

Summer 60 species

  1. Black-necked Stilt90%
  2. Barn Swallow90%
  3. Snowy Egret79%
  4. American Avocet79%
  5. Cliff Swallow76%

Fall 79 species

  1. Northern Shoveler90%
  2. American Avocet90%
  3. Black-necked Stilt86%
  4. Least Sandpiper77%
  5. Snowy Egret75%

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.