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Birding spot · Sonoma County, California

Birding at Bodega Marine Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Bodega Marine Reserve are Western Gull (72%), California Gull (67%), and Bufflehead (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late December (88 species). 166 species have been reported here across 1,328 complete checklists from 474 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 22-28: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Western Gull72%
  2. 2California Gull67%
  3. 3Bufflehead62%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron61%
  5. 5Willet54%
  6. 6American White Pelican53%
  7. 7Short-billed Gull51%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull49%
  9. 9Marbled Godwit48%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture44%
  11. 11Brant43%
  12. 12Great Egret43%
  13. 13Surf Scoter43%
  14. 14Brown Pelican41%
  15. 15Snowy Egret41%

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 56 species

  1. Bufflehead73%
  2. Western Gull64%
  3. Brant63%
  4. Great Blue Heron63%
  5. Marbled Godwit55%

Spring 60 species

  1. Western Gull74%
  2. Marbled Godwit57%
  3. Great Egret45%
  4. Willet40%
  5. California Gull36%

Summer 45 species

  1. Western Gull87%
  2. American White Pelican75%
  3. Marbled Godwit68%
  4. Caspian Tern62%
  5. Willet60%

Fall 59 species

  1. Western Gull71%
  2. American White Pelican71%
  3. California Gull55%
  4. Great Blue Heron53%
  5. Brown Pelican53%

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.