WhenToBird

Birding spot · Contra Costa County, California

Birding at Jewel Lake (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jewel Lake (east) are Chestnut-backed Chickadee (95%), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (92%), and Steller's Jay (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 72 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (73 species). 122 species have been reported here across 1,137 complete checklists from 270 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsSep 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 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. 1Chestnut-backed Chickadee95%
  2. 2Ruby-crowned Kinglet92%
  3. 3Steller's Jay92%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco91%
  5. 5Common Raven89%
  6. 6Hermit Thrush86%
  7. 7Northern Flicker86%
  8. 8Bewick's Wren79%
  9. 9Spotted Towhee79%
  10. 10California Scrub-Jay78%
  11. 11Acorn Woodpecker77%
  12. 12Anna's Hummingbird74%
  13. 13Black Phoebe70%
  14. 14Song Sparrow70%
  15. 15Fox Sparrow68%

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 57 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco89%
  2. Common Raven87%
  3. Chestnut-backed Chickadee84%
  4. Steller's Jay84%
  5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet83%

Spring 72 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco96%
  2. Chestnut-backed Chickadee91%
  3. Steller's Jay91%
  4. Spotted Towhee89%
  5. Common Raven89%

Summer 59 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco96%
  2. Chestnut-backed Chickadee89%
  3. Spotted Towhee89%
  4. Steller's Jay88%
  5. Common Raven84%

Fall 64 species

  1. Chestnut-backed Chickadee96%
  2. Steller's Jay95%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco92%
  4. Common Raven88%
  5. Spotted Towhee85%

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.