WhenToBird

Birding spot · Humboldt County, California

Birding at Buhne Point: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Buhne Point are Common Loon (83%), Double-crested Cormorant (83%), and Surf Scoter (81%). 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 April (97 species). 167 species have been reported here across 1,048 complete checklists from 386 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 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. 1Common Loon83%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant83%
  3. 3Surf Scoter81%
  4. 4Western Gull79%
  5. 5Willet68%
  6. 6Marbled Godwit66%
  7. 7Horned Grebe65%
  8. 8Western Grebe61%
  9. 9Red-necked Grebe58%
  10. 10European Starling54%
  11. 11Red-breasted Merganser51%
  12. 12Bufflehead48%
  13. 13Black Turnstone47%
  14. 14Brown Pelican47%
  15. 15Short-billed Gull46%

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

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.