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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at Golden Gate Park (Golden Gate Heights): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Golden Gate Park (Golden Gate Heights) are Anna's Hummingbird (93%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%), and Townsend's Warbler (83%). It is busiest in fall, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early December (63 species). 164 species have been reported here across 4,387 complete checklists from 1,581 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsJan 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsFeb 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsFeb 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsMar 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMar 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsMar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsApr 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMay 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsMay 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 108 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJul 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsSep 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsOct 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsNov 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsDec 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 95 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. 1Anna's Hummingbird93%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  3. 3Townsend's Warbler83%
  4. 4Ruby-crowned Kinglet82%
  5. 5Black Phoebe82%
  6. 6Common Raven79%
  7. 7Song Sparrow79%
  8. 8Steller's Jay75%
  9. 9Hermit Thrush74%
  10. 10American Robin68%
  11. 11Chestnut-backed Chickadee68%
  12. 12Pygmy Nuthatch67%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco67%
  14. 14Canada Goose65%
  15. 15Fox Sparrow65%

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.