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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at El Chorro Regional Park and Dairy Creek Golf Course: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at El Chorro Regional Park and Dairy Creek Golf Course are American Crow (90%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (89%), and White-crowned Sparrow (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (76 species). 120 species have been reported here across 811 complete checklists from 250 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1American Crow90%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler89%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow80%
  4. 4California Scrub-Jay79%
  5. 5Black Phoebe70%
  6. 6Ruby-crowned Kinglet70%
  7. 7Western Bluebird70%
  8. 8Turkey Vulture64%
  9. 9Golden-crowned Sparrow60%
  10. 10House Finch57%
  11. 11American Robin54%
  12. 12Nuttall's Woodpecker54%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk54%
  14. 14Hermit Thrush53%
  15. 15Northern Flicker49%

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 50 species

  1. American Crow91%
  2. California Scrub-Jay80%
  3. Western Bluebird75%
  4. Turkey Vulture73%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler73%

Spring 69 species

  1. American Crow93%
  2. California Scrub-Jay82%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  4. Turkey Vulture75%
  5. Western Bluebird75%

Summer 55 species

  1. American Crow90%
  2. California Scrub-Jay87%
  3. Turkey Vulture79%
  4. California Towhee74%
  5. Nuttall's Woodpecker71%

Fall 53 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. California Scrub-Jay80%
  3. Western Bluebird74%
  4. Black Phoebe73%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow73%

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.