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Birding spot · Marin County, California

Birding at Creekside Park (Tamalpais Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Creekside Park (Tamalpais Creek) are Snowy Egret (85%), Song Sparrow (83%), and American Crow (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (92 species). 157 species have been reported here across 844 complete checklists from 186 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 34 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. 1Snowy Egret85%
  2. 2Song Sparrow83%
  3. 3American Crow82%
  4. 4Mallard82%
  5. 5Greater Yellowlegs76%
  6. 6House Finch71%
  7. 7Black Phoebe70%
  8. 8Ring-billed Gull68%
  9. 9White-crowned Sparrow68%
  10. 10Black-necked Stilt67%
  11. 11Great Egret65%
  12. 12Killdeer64%
  13. 13Anna's Hummingbird61%
  14. 14Bufflehead59%
  15. 15American Coot53%

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 68 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. American Crow78%
  3. Bufflehead76%
  4. Black-necked Stilt68%
  5. American Coot66%

Spring 76 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. American Crow84%
  4. House Finch74%
  5. Canada Goose68%

Summer 54 species

  1. American Crow85%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Song Sparrow83%
  4. House Finch77%
  5. Killdeer76%

Fall 71 species

  1. American Crow84%
  2. Song Sparrow83%
  3. Snowy Egret79%
  4. Black Phoebe72%
  5. Greater Yellowlegs72%

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.