Birding spot · Alameda County, California
Birding at Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (West End): What You'll See Each Week
In November, the birds most often reported at Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (West End) are American Crow (93%), Double-crested Cormorant (90%), and White-crowned Sparrow (87%). It is busiest in spring, when 96 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late February (110 species). 185 species have been reported here across 1,717 complete checklists from 539 birders.
Species by week
In November: what to expect
- 1
American Crow93% - 2
Double-crested Cormorant90% - 3
White-crowned Sparrow87% - 4
Willet87% - 5
Bufflehead85% - 6
Canada Goose85% - 7
American Coot84% - 8
Snowy Egret81% - 9
Black-necked Stilt79% - 10
Western Gull79% - 11
Yellow-rumped Warbler77% - 12
Mallard73% - 13
American Wigeon71% - 14
Black-bellied Plover70% - 15
Ring-billed Gull70%
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 88 species
Spring 96 species
Summer 57 species
- American Crow89%
- Canada Goose86%
- Brown Pelican74%
- Mallard74%
- Snowy Egret71%
Fall 84 species
Specialties
Birds reported far more often here than across California.
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Dunlin
- Horned Grebe
- Black Turnstone
- Least Tern
- Greater Scaup
Nearby spots
- Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (northwest) (0.5 km)
- Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (3.2 km)
- Lake Merritt (4.3 km)
- Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (5.9 km)
- MLK Regional Shoreline (6.5 km)
- New Marsh (7.4 km)
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.