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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve are California Towhee (90%), Song Sparrow (82%), and Mourning Dove (76%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (89 species). 148 species have been reported here across 884 complete checklists from 279 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 22-28: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Sep 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 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 Towhee90%
  2. 2Song Sparrow82%
  3. 3Mourning Dove76%
  4. 4Spotted Towhee70%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird69%
  6. 6Wrentit68%
  7. 7Black Phoebe67%
  8. 8House Finch67%
  9. 9California Scrub-Jay65%
  10. 10Acorn Woodpecker62%
  11. 11Bushtit62%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch62%
  13. 13Common Yellowthroat59%
  14. 14Red-tailed Hawk59%
  15. 15Nuttall's Woodpecker58%

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 62 species

  1. California Towhee84%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird73%
  3. Song Sparrow72%
  4. California Scrub-Jay71%
  5. Black Phoebe71%

Spring 80 species

  1. California Towhee92%
  2. Song Sparrow86%
  3. Mourning Dove80%
  4. Orange-crowned Warbler75%
  5. Spotted Towhee75%

Summer 64 species

  1. California Towhee92%
  2. Mourning Dove85%
  3. Song Sparrow83%
  4. House Finch81%
  5. Wrentit72%

Fall 46 species

  1. California Towhee87%
  2. Song Sparrow72%
  3. California Scrub-Jay62%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird58%
  5. Wrentit57%

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.