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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at Hearst San Simeon State Park (San Simeon Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hearst San Simeon State Park (San Simeon Creek) are American Coot (90%), Mallard (89%), and Western Gull (81%). It is busiest in fall, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (96 species). 184 species have been reported here across 1,029 complete checklists from 356 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 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. 1American Coot90%
  2. 2Mallard89%
  3. 3Western Gull81%
  4. 4Bufflehead80%
  5. 5California Gull73%
  6. 6Pied-billed Grebe70%
  7. 7Killdeer69%
  8. 8Brown Pelican68%
  9. 9Heermann's Gull67%
  10. 10American Crow63%
  11. 11Black Phoebe62%
  12. 12Great Egret58%
  13. 13Eared Grebe57%
  14. 14Song Sparrow56%
  15. 15Brewer's Blackbird54%

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 79 species

  1. Bufflehead85%
  2. Mallard80%
  3. Western Gull76%
  4. American Coot73%
  5. American Crow65%

Spring 76 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. American Crow70%
  3. Song Sparrow70%
  4. Western Gull64%
  5. Killdeer49%

Summer 52 species

  1. Western Gull88%
  2. Mallard78%
  3. American Crow77%
  4. Killdeer74%
  5. California Gull73%

Fall 85 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. Western Gull82%
  3. California Gull74%
  4. Brown Pelican70%
  5. Killdeer69%

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.