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Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at Jordan Pond: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Jordan Pond are California Scrub-Jay (87%), Black Phoebe (85%), and California Towhee (83%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (86 species). 142 species have been reported here across 943 complete checklists from 298 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jan 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsApr 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Oct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Nov 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Dec 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (5 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1California Scrub-Jay87%
  2. 2Black Phoebe85%
  3. 3California Towhee83%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture79%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird77%
  6. 6House Finch76%
  7. 7Western Bluebird74%
  8. 8Spotted Towhee71%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk71%
  10. 10Nuttall's Woodpecker71%
  11. 11Chestnut-backed Chickadee68%
  12. 12Mallard68%
  13. 13Bushtit66%
  14. 14Tree Swallow66%
  15. 15Song Sparrow66%

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 61 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay82%
  2. Black Phoebe81%
  3. California Towhee76%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler75%

Spring 81 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay89%
  2. Black Phoebe86%
  3. California Towhee85%
  4. Tree Swallow85%
  5. Western Bluebird85%

Summer 69 species

  1. Black Phoebe88%
  2. California Scrub-Jay86%
  3. California Towhee83%
  4. Turkey Vulture81%
  5. House Finch78%

Fall 57 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay78%
  2. Black Phoebe77%
  3. California Towhee76%
  4. American Coot70%
  5. Chestnut-backed Chickadee69%

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.