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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Chula Vista Bayfront Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Chula Vista Bayfront Park are American Coot (93%), American Wigeon (90%), and Western Gull (89%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (88 species). 163 species have been reported here across 1,915 complete checklists from 844 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsFeb 22-28: 78 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsMar 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMar 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJul 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJul 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1American Coot93%
  2. 2American Wigeon90%
  3. 3Western Gull89%
  4. 4Brant83%
  5. 5California Gull82%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull82%
  7. 7Willet82%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon81%
  9. 9Marbled Godwit80%
  10. 10Mallard70%
  11. 11American Crow66%
  12. 12Brown Pelican66%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron64%
  14. 14Snowy Egret60%
  15. 15Great Egret58%

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 77 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. American Wigeon86%
  3. Brant84%
  4. Western Gull84%
  5. California Gull81%

Spring 75 species

  1. Western Gull82%
  2. California Gull81%
  3. Snowy Egret80%
  4. Marbled Godwit79%
  5. Rock Pigeon79%

Summer 57 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Rock Pigeon83%
  3. Willet83%
  4. Marbled Godwit81%
  5. Snowy Egret75%

Fall 80 species

  1. Western Gull87%
  2. Willet82%
  3. Marbled Godwit79%
  4. Rock Pigeon78%
  5. California Gull77%

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.