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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at Hardie Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hardie Park are Mallard (92%), American Coot (91%), and Black Phoebe (85%). It is busiest in fall, when 74 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late November (79 species). 169 species have been reported here across 848 complete checklists from 148 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJan 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (5 checklists)May 8-14: low data (8 checklists)May 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Aug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Dec 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 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. 1Mallard92%
  2. 2American Coot91%
  3. 3Black Phoebe85%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler83%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow82%
  6. 6Ruby-crowned Kinglet66%
  7. 7Common Yellowthroat61%
  8. 8American Crow60%
  9. 9House Finch55%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird55%
  11. 11Song Sparrow49%
  12. 12Turkey Vulture49%
  13. 13Hermit Thrush46%
  14. 14Brewer's Blackbird44%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron43%

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 67 species

  1. Mallard77%
  2. Black Phoebe70%
  3. American Crow67%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler67%
  5. American Coot61%

Spring 60 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. American Crow80%
  3. House Sparrow71%
  4. Black Phoebe65%
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove65%

Summer 49 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Black Phoebe84%
  3. House Sparrow78%
  4. American Crow77%
  5. House Finch73%

Fall 74 species

  1. Black Phoebe91%
  2. Mallard86%
  3. American Crow70%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird69%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow63%

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.