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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Presidio Terrace): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Presidio Terrace) are Northern Flicker (89%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (87%), and California Scrub-Jay (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (68 species). 133 species have been reported here across 2,253 complete checklists from 516 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsOct 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 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. 1Northern Flicker89%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  3. 3California Scrub-Jay85%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow84%
  5. 5Song Sparrow81%
  6. 6Anna's Hummingbird81%
  7. 7Ruby-crowned Kinglet80%
  8. 8Hermit Thrush79%
  9. 9Fox Sparrow71%
  10. 10American Robin68%
  11. 11Golden-crowned Sparrow67%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk65%
  13. 13Red-shouldered Hawk60%
  14. 14American Crow59%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco58%

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 51 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird90%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. California Scrub-Jay82%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow82%
  5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet80%

Spring 67 species

  1. Song Sparrow94%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird90%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird86%
  4. California Scrub-Jay86%
  5. American Robin81%

Summer 58 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird92%
  2. Song Sparrow91%
  3. California Scrub-Jay88%
  4. House Finch86%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow81%

Fall 65 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow87%
  2. Song Sparrow86%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird86%
  4. California Scrub-Jay85%
  5. House Finch69%

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.