WhenToBird

Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Bethany Curve Greenbelt: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bethany Curve Greenbelt are Yellow-rumped Warbler (90%), Anna's Hummingbird (86%), and American Crow (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (63 species). 138 species have been reported here across 1,540 complete checklists from 332 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (1 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsOct 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsNov 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 14 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  2. 2Anna's Hummingbird86%
  3. 3American Crow85%
  4. 4Black Phoebe84%
  5. 5Chestnut-backed Chickadee78%
  6. 6Townsend's Warbler72%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet68%
  8. 8American Goldfinch56%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow54%
  10. 10House Finch53%
  11. 11Oak Titmouse53%
  12. 12Golden-crowned Sparrow48%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco46%
  14. 14Lesser Goldfinch44%
  15. 15Song Sparrow35%

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 46 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  3. Black Phoebe81%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. Chestnut-backed Chickadee59%

Spring 49 species

  1. American Crow97%
  2. House Finch82%
  3. Black Phoebe75%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird67%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove64%

Summer 39 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird77%
  3. Chestnut-backed Chickadee72%
  4. House Finch70%
  5. Black Phoebe68%

Fall 52 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird88%
  2. American Crow81%
  3. Black Phoebe80%
  4. Chestnut-backed Chickadee76%
  5. Townsend's Warbler66%

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.