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Birding spot · Sonoma County, California

Birding at Doran Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Doran Park are Western Gull (85%), Marbled Godwit (73%), and Ring-billed Gull (73%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (102 species). 188 species have been reported here across 2,480 complete checklists from 760 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsJan 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsJan 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 22-28: 74 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJun 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsSep 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 22-30: 90 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 72 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 Gull85%
  2. 2Marbled Godwit73%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull73%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture71%
  5. 5Surf Scoter70%
  6. 6Willet69%
  7. 7California Gull66%
  8. 8Common Loon64%
  9. 9Great Egret61%
  10. 10Brown Pelican60%
  11. 11Short-billed Gull60%
  12. 12Snowy Egret58%
  13. 13Brant57%
  14. 14European Starling53%
  15. 15Dunlin52%

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. Western Gull76%
  2. Surf Scoter71%
  3. Willet69%
  4. Bufflehead68%
  5. Marbled Godwit66%

Spring 77 species

  1. Western Gull73%
  2. Common Loon61%
  3. Surf Scoter60%
  4. Turkey Vulture58%
  5. Marbled Godwit54%

Summer 62 species

  1. Western Gull84%
  2. Caspian Tern70%
  3. Brown Pelican69%
  4. Great Egret69%
  5. Turkey Vulture64%

Fall 80 species

  1. Western Gull83%
  2. Marbled Godwit74%
  3. Brown Pelican67%
  4. Willet67%
  5. Turkey Vulture66%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Red-necked Grebe17% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 60.5×
  • Brant32% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 35.4×
  • Common Loon51% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 25.2×
  • Sanderling36% of checklists here vs 2.0% statewide: 17.7×
  • Short-billed Dowitcher15% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 16.2×
  • Dunlin26% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 16.0×
  • Snowy Plover17% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 15.6×
  • Horned Grebe22% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 15.1×

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.