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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

Birding at Devil's Slide Trail: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Devil's Slide Trail are Brown Pelican (82%), Common Raven (78%), and White-crowned Sparrow (74%). It is busiest in fall, when 45 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (50 species). 116 species have been reported here across 1,267 complete checklists from 621 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 22-30: 41 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 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. 1Brown Pelican82%
  2. 2Common Raven78%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow74%
  4. 4Common Murre71%
  5. 5Rock Wren68%
  6. 6Western Gull68%
  7. 7Brandt's Cormorant66%
  8. 8Black Phoebe63%
  9. 9Surf Scoter62%
  10. 10Bewick's Wren57%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk53%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture49%
  13. 13Wrentit44%
  14. 14Peregrine Falcon43%
  15. 15Pelagic Cormorant34%

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

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.