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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at Estero Bluffs State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Estero Bluffs State Park are Black Phoebe (96%), Surf Scoter (92%), and Least Sandpiper (92%). It is busiest in fall, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (114 species). 209 species have been reported here across 2,491 complete checklists from 333 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsAug 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsSep 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsSep 22-30: 89 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsOct 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsNov 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsNov 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 59 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 Phoebe96%
  2. 2Surf Scoter92%
  3. 3Least Sandpiper92%
  4. 4American Pipit91%
  5. 5Killdeer91%
  6. 6Snowy Plover91%
  7. 7Western Gull90%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow90%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  10. 10Say's Phoebe88%
  11. 11Brown Pelican87%
  12. 12Mallard84%
  13. 13Western Meadowlark83%
  14. 14Savannah Sparrow82%
  15. 15Long-billed Curlew81%

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 94 species

  1. Black Phoebe85%
  2. Snowy Plover83%
  3. Western Gull83%
  4. Surf Scoter76%
  5. Say's Phoebe76%

Spring 90 species

  1. Snowy Plover92%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  3. Mallard87%
  4. Killdeer87%
  5. Western Gull85%

Summer 73 species

  1. Killdeer97%
  2. Snowy Plover96%
  3. Western Gull93%
  4. Brown Pelican86%
  5. House Finch81%

Fall 100 species

  1. Killdeer94%
  2. Black Phoebe93%
  3. Snowy Plover93%
  4. Western Gull91%
  5. Brown Pelican88%

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.