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Birding spot · Sonoma County, California

Birding at Doran Park (Cheney Gulch): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Doran Park (Cheney Gulch) are Great Egret (74%), Turkey Vulture (73%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (71%). It is busiest in winter, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (96 species). 172 species have been reported here across 1,145 complete checklists from 646 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 50 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. 1Great Egret74%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture73%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler71%
  4. 4Great Blue Heron63%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow63%
  6. 6Black Phoebe62%
  7. 7Western Gull59%
  8. 8Snowy Egret57%
  9. 9Golden-crowned Sparrow47%
  10. 10House Finch45%
  11. 11Song Sparrow44%
  12. 12Bufflehead42%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant40%
  14. 14Mallard40%
  15. 15American Coot39%

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 83 species

  1. Great Egret80%
  2. Turkey Vulture75%
  3. Snowy Egret68%
  4. Bufflehead66%
  5. Mallard65%

Spring 78 species

  1. Mallard81%
  2. Turkey Vulture81%
  3. Song Sparrow74%
  4. Great Egret73%
  5. Great Blue Heron60%

Summer 63 species

  1. Great Egret83%
  2. Turkey Vulture79%
  3. Great Blue Heron69%
  4. Western Gull66%
  5. Song Sparrow63%

Fall 72 species

  1. Great Egret79%
  2. Turkey Vulture71%
  3. Great Blue Heron63%
  4. Snowy Egret62%
  5. Western Gull60%

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.