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Birding spot · Sacramento County, California

Birding at Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (northeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (northeast) are Greater White-fronted Goose (96%), Northern Pintail (86%), and Northern Shoveler (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 82 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (85 species). 166 species have been reported here across 1,302 complete checklists from 436 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsNov 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 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. 1Greater White-fronted Goose96%
  2. 2Northern Pintail86%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler85%
  4. 4Sandhill Crane85%
  5. 5American Coot79%
  6. 6Great Egret73%
  7. 7Canada Goose72%
  8. 8Red-winged Blackbird72%
  9. 9Black-necked Stilt72%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow64%
  11. 11Gadwall62%
  12. 12Greater Yellowlegs62%
  13. 13Killdeer61%
  14. 14Northern Harrier59%
  15. 15Black Phoebe57%

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 69 species

  1. Northern Shoveler93%
  2. American Coot91%
  3. Greater White-fronted Goose89%
  4. Northern Pintail89%
  5. Green-winged Teal79%

Spring 82 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird92%
  2. Northern Shoveler77%
  3. American Coot76%
  4. Killdeer72%
  5. Tree Swallow69%

Summer 64 species

  1. Great Egret71%
  2. Killdeer63%
  3. Greater Yellowlegs61%
  4. Canada Goose54%
  5. Mourning Dove52%

Fall 72 species

  1. Greater White-fronted Goose81%
  2. Canada Goose81%
  3. Sandhill Crane79%
  4. Northern Shoveler78%
  5. Northern Pintail75%

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.