WhenToBird

Birding spot · Contra Costa County, California

Birding at Gardens at Heather Farm: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Gardens at Heather Farm are Canada Goose (95%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), and American Coot (93%). It is busiest in spring, when 64 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid December (74 species). 154 species have been reported here across 3,612 complete checklists from 442 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsJan 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJan 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsFeb 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMar 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsMay 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsAug 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsAug 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsAug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsNov 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsDec 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 111 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. 1Canada Goose95%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
  3. 3American Coot93%
  4. 4Mallard92%
  5. 5American Crow90%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow89%
  7. 7Golden-crowned Sparrow86%
  8. 8Black Phoebe77%
  9. 9Pied-billed Grebe74%
  10. 10Ring-necked Duck74%
  11. 11Oak Titmouse73%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  13. 13Song Sparrow69%
  14. 14House Sparrow66%
  15. 15Mourning Dove63%

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 60 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. Bufflehead95%
  3. Mallard92%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant90%

Spring 64 species

  1. Canada Goose99%
  2. Mallard95%
  3. Song Sparrow91%
  4. Black Phoebe82%
  5. House Finch82%

Summer 46 species

  1. Mallard97%
  2. Canada Goose97%
  3. Black Phoebe92%
  4. House Finch82%
  5. House Sparrow78%

Fall 61 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Canada Goose92%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. American Crow85%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird75%

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.