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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Coronado Municipal Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Coronado Municipal Beach are Western Gull (91%), Heermann's Gull (78%), and Brown Pelican (65%). It is busiest in fall, when 37 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (50 species). 100 species have been reported here across 964 complete checklists from 578 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJan 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (4 checklists)May 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsDec 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 42 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 Gull91%
  2. 2Heermann's Gull78%
  3. 3Brown Pelican65%
  4. 4Ring-billed Gull60%
  5. 5Black Turnstone57%
  6. 6Willet54%
  7. 7Surf Scoter52%
  8. 8Royal Tern48%
  9. 9American Crow46%
  10. 10California Gull45%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant43%
  12. 12Marbled Godwit37%
  13. 13Rock Pigeon34%
  14. 14Black Phoebe33%
  15. 15Sanderling30%

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 32 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Ring-billed Gull76%
  3. Heermann's Gull65%
  4. Black Turnstone64%
  5. Willet64%

Spring 34 species

  1. Western Gull85%
  2. Brown Pelican60%
  3. Willet57%
  4. American Crow57%
  5. Surf Scoter53%

Summer 29 species

  1. Western Gull91%
  2. Brown Pelican76%
  3. Heermann's Gull65%
  4. Barn Swallow58%
  5. American Crow54%

Fall 37 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Brown Pelican74%
  3. Heermann's Gull71%
  4. Black Turnstone60%
  5. Willet58%

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.