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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Childrens Pool Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Childrens Pool Beach are Brown Pelican (89%), Western Gull (87%), and Brandt's Cormorant (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 36 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (50 species). 105 species have been reported here across 1,246 complete checklists from 878 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 75 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. 1Brown Pelican89%
  2. 2Western Gull87%
  3. 3Brandt's Cormorant77%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant73%
  5. 5Spotted Sandpiper64%
  6. 6Heermann's Gull63%
  7. 7Black Phoebe56%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon53%
  9. 9Royal Tern50%
  10. 10Hudsonian Whimbrel37%
  11. 11Black Oystercatcher34%
  12. 12Surf Scoter34%
  13. 13American Crow31%
  14. 14Snowy Egret31%
  15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler31%

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.