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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Hodges Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Hodges Reservoir are Yellow-rumped Warbler (82%), California Towhee (78%), and White-crowned Sparrow (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (110 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,640 complete checklists from 733 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 22-28: 89 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsMay 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJun 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 72 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler82%
  2. 2California Towhee78%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow78%
  4. 4Anna's Hummingbird70%
  5. 5House Finch69%
  6. 6Great Egret65%
  7. 7Black Phoebe64%
  8. 8Bushtit63%
  9. 9Cassin's Kingbird59%
  10. 10American Crow58%
  11. 11Song Sparrow58%
  12. 12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher52%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk52%
  14. 14Say's Phoebe52%
  15. 15Wrentit52%

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 81 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird86%
  2. California Towhee81%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler77%
  5. California Thrasher68%

Spring 99 species

  1. California Towhee85%
  2. Song Sparrow84%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird80%
  4. Great Egret75%
  5. House Finch73%

Summer 81 species

  1. California Towhee91%
  2. House Finch81%
  3. Bushtit70%
  4. Mourning Dove69%
  5. Great Egret68%

Fall 75 species

  1. California Towhee82%
  2. House Finch73%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird72%
  4. Bushtit67%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow65%

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.