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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Fort Rosecrans: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fort Rosecrans are Black Phoebe (97%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), and Say's Phoebe (72%). It is busiest in fall, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late September (74 species). 217 species have been reported here across 2,668 complete checklists from 934 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJun 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJun 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsSep 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 182 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 384 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 180 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsOct 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 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 Phoebe97%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
  3. 3Say's Phoebe72%
  4. 4Hermit Thrush65%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow64%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco63%
  7. 7House Finch59%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird57%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird54%
  10. 10American Crow46%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet45%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee45%
  13. 13Wrentit43%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk41%
  15. 15Orange-crowned Warbler40%

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

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.