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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area (Double Rock): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area (Double Rock) are Black-bellied Plover (92%), White-crowned Sparrow (88%), and Black-necked Stilt (84%). It is busiest in winter, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (87 species). 142 species have been reported here across 875 complete checklists from 290 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (4 checklists)Mar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: low data (6 checklists)May 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (9 checklists)May 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsSep 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 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. 1Black-bellied Plover92%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow88%
  3. 3Black-necked Stilt84%
  4. 4Western Meadowlark82%
  5. 5American Wigeon80%
  6. 6Common Raven80%
  7. 7House Finch80%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler80%
  9. 9Black Phoebe78%
  10. 10Least Sandpiper78%
  11. 11California Gull76%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant76%
  13. 13American Avocet73%
  14. 14Willet73%
  15. 15Say's Phoebe71%

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 78 species

  1. American Wigeon85%
  2. Common Raven85%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow84%
  4. American Avocet78%
  5. Black-necked Stilt76%

Spring 72 species

  1. Western Gull79%
  2. Common Raven78%
  3. Canada Goose76%
  4. Savannah Sparrow75%
  5. California Gull75%

Summer 52 species

  1. Killdeer92%
  2. California Gull88%
  3. House Finch83%
  4. Least Sandpiper80%
  5. Western Gull79%

Fall 68 species

  1. Least Sandpiper86%
  2. Black-bellied Plover78%
  3. Greater Yellowlegs77%
  4. Killdeer76%
  5. Black-necked Stilt76%

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.