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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Kit Carson Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kit Carson Park are Mallard (81%), American Coot (77%), and American Crow (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (101 species). 163 species have been reported here across 1,379 complete checklists from 440 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsFeb 22-28: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 73 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. 1Mallard81%
  2. 2American Coot77%
  3. 3American Crow75%
  4. 4American Wigeon75%
  5. 5Black Phoebe73%
  6. 6Acorn Woodpecker60%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe59%
  8. 8Ring-necked Duck59%
  9. 9Snowy Egret59%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler55%
  11. 11Ruddy Duck52%
  12. 12Ring-billed Gull49%
  13. 13Spotted Sandpiper47%
  14. 14Bushtit46%
  15. 15Song Sparrow44%

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 75 species

  1. Mallard89%
  2. American Wigeon85%
  3. American Coot85%
  4. Black Phoebe83%
  5. Ring-necked Duck83%

Spring 91 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. American Crow80%
  4. Black Phoebe80%
  5. House Finch74%

Summer 69 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Black Phoebe83%
  3. American Crow81%
  4. Acorn Woodpecker73%
  5. House Finch71%

Fall 73 species

  1. Mallard84%
  2. American Coot78%
  3. Black Phoebe78%
  4. American Crow77%
  5. Acorn Woodpecker66%

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.