WhenToBird

Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (northwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (northwest) are Western Gull (92%), Double-crested Cormorant (91%), and Bufflehead (87%). It is busiest in winter, when 79 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (93 species). 159 species have been reported here across 1,118 complete checklists from 316 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 90 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 57 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 Gull92%
  2. 2Double-crested Cormorant91%
  3. 3Bufflehead87%
  4. 4American Crow84%
  5. 5American Coot79%
  6. 6Brown Pelican79%
  7. 7Surf Scoter74%
  8. 8Black Oystercatcher69%
  9. 9Horned Grebe69%
  10. 10Eared Grebe68%
  11. 11White-crowned Sparrow66%
  12. 12Willet66%
  13. 13Greater Yellowlegs62%
  14. 14Least Sandpiper62%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe62%

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 79 species

  1. Bufflehead91%
  2. American Coot90%
  3. Western Gull85%
  4. American Crow81%
  5. Surf Scoter80%

Spring 77 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  2. American Crow81%
  3. Western Gull80%
  4. Mallard72%
  5. Forster's Tern71%

Summer 53 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  2. Western Gull90%
  3. Brown Pelican89%
  4. American Crow75%
  5. Black Oystercatcher75%

Fall 71 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant90%
  2. Western Gull90%
  3. Brown Pelican81%
  4. American Crow78%
  5. Black Oystercatcher75%

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.