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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Cottonwood Creek Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cottonwood Creek Park are Yellow-rumped Warbler (97%), Anna's Hummingbird (83%), and American Crow (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 59 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (69 species). 124 species have been reported here across 844 complete checklists from 264 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler97%
  2. 2Anna's Hummingbird83%
  3. 3American Crow82%
  4. 4Orange-crowned Warbler82%
  5. 5Black Phoebe80%
  6. 6House Finch80%
  7. 7Song Sparrow73%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet69%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow68%
  10. 10Common Yellowthroat57%
  11. 11Lesser Goldfinch53%
  12. 12Mourning Dove50%
  13. 13Hermit Thrush48%
  14. 14Cassin's Kingbird43%
  15. 15Bushtit42%

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 52 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler96%
  2. American Crow94%
  3. Black Phoebe90%
  4. Song Sparrow86%
  5. House Finch85%

Spring 59 species

  1. Song Sparrow97%
  2. House Finch96%
  3. American Crow92%
  4. Black Phoebe87%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird82%

Summer 44 species

  1. American Crow95%
  2. House Finch92%
  3. Black Phoebe89%
  4. Song Sparrow88%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird82%

Fall 54 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. Black Phoebe89%
  3. House Finch88%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird87%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler87%

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.