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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

Birding at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve are Common Raven (90%), Western Meadowlark (90%), and American Kestrel (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (83 species). 135 species have been reported here across 882 complete checklists from 227 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Mar 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Sep 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Sep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Oct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Common Raven90%
  2. 2Western Meadowlark90%
  3. 3American Kestrel88%
  4. 4Black Phoebe88%
  5. 5Northern Flicker88%
  6. 6California Scrub-Jay83%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco81%
  8. 8Golden-crowned Sparrow81%
  9. 9Say's Phoebe79%
  10. 10Western Bluebird79%
  11. 11California Towhee76%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk76%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  14. 14European Starling69%
  15. 15Pine Siskin67%

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 67 species

  1. American Kestrel90%
  2. Western Bluebird83%
  3. Western Meadowlark82%
  4. European Starling80%
  5. Black Phoebe77%

Spring 77 species

  1. Western Meadowlark93%
  2. Western Bluebird90%
  3. European Starling89%
  4. California Scrub-Jay87%
  5. California Towhee83%

Summer 76 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay91%
  2. California Towhee87%
  3. Lesser Goldfinch86%
  4. California Quail86%
  5. Western Bluebird84%

Fall 76 species

  1. American Kestrel90%
  2. California Scrub-Jay87%
  3. Western Meadowlark86%
  4. Black Phoebe84%
  5. Western Bluebird80%

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.