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Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Albrae): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Albrae) are White-crowned Sparrow (94%), Golden-crowned Sparrow (90%), and American Crow (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (93 species). 157 species have been reported here across 874 complete checklists from 303 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Apr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (3 checklists)May 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsDec 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow94%
  2. 2Golden-crowned Sparrow90%
  3. 3American Crow88%
  4. 4Western Meadowlark86%
  5. 5Black Phoebe85%
  6. 6American Coot84%
  7. 7Mallard84%
  8. 8Red-tailed Hawk83%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird82%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture80%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe77%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler75%
  13. 13California Towhee72%
  14. 14Savannah Sparrow72%
  15. 15European Starling69%

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 84 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow90%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. American Crow86%
  4. Mallard85%
  5. American Wigeon81%

Spring 79 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird88%
  2. American Crow84%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  4. Canada Goose78%
  5. California Towhee76%

Summer 63 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird90%
  2. American Crow86%
  3. Barn Swallow86%
  4. House Finch81%
  5. Black Phoebe80%

Fall 87 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow91%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. Mallard86%
  5. American Coot83%

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.