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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

Birding at Bedwell Bayfront Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bedwell Bayfront Park are White-crowned Sparrow (81%), Black Phoebe (80%), and Northern Shoveler (78%). It is busiest in fall, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (88 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,335 complete checklists from 436 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow81%
  2. 2Black Phoebe80%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler78%
  4. 4Green-winged Teal75%
  5. 5American Crow74%
  6. 6Canada Goose72%
  7. 7Black-necked Stilt71%
  8. 8Golden-crowned Sparrow69%
  9. 9Great Egret68%
  10. 10Snowy Egret66%
  11. 11Greater Yellowlegs64%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  13. 13American Avocet61%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon60%
  15. 15Brewer's Blackbird54%

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 72 species

  1. Northern Shoveler86%
  2. Green-winged Teal85%
  3. Canada Goose75%
  4. Black Phoebe75%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow72%

Spring 76 species

  1. Canada Goose89%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird71%
  3. American Crow69%
  4. Mallard66%
  5. Black-necked Stilt63%

Summer 58 species

  1. Black-necked Stilt75%
  2. Mallard70%
  3. Barn Swallow66%
  4. Rock Pigeon66%
  5. Black Phoebe62%

Fall 81 species

  1. Black Phoebe82%
  2. Black-necked Stilt73%
  3. Canada Goose70%
  4. Greater Yellowlegs69%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow67%

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.