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Birding spot · Monterey County, California

Birding at Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (west) are Black Phoebe (90%), Brewer's Blackbird (87%), and Red-tailed Hawk (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 117 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (130 species). 230 species have been reported here across 2,097 complete checklists from 989 birders.

Species by week

050100150Jan 1-7: 120 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 8-14: 117 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 107 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 109 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 120 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 106 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsSep 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsSep 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsSep 15-21: 115 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsSep 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsOct 1-7: 120 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsOct 8-14: 121 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 15-21: 127 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsOct 22-31: 122 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsNov 1-7: 116 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 114 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 130 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Black Phoebe90%
  2. 2Brewer's Blackbird87%
  3. 3Red-tailed Hawk85%
  4. 4Red-winged Blackbird85%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow84%
  6. 6American Coot81%
  7. 7European Starling78%
  8. 8Brown Pelican76%
  9. 9Mallard75%
  10. 10Killdeer74%
  11. 11Great Egret73%
  12. 12Tricolored Blackbird72%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler72%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon68%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Sparrow67%

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 113 species

  1. Brewer's Blackbird84%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  3. American Coot78%
  4. Black Phoebe77%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird75%

Spring 102 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  2. Canada Goose83%
  3. Mallard82%
  4. Brewer's Blackbird79%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant79%

Summer 86 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant79%
  3. Barn Swallow79%
  4. Mallard77%
  5. Great Egret76%

Fall 117 species

  1. Brewer's Blackbird85%
  2. Black Phoebe85%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird83%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. Tricolored Blackbird78%

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.