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Birding spot · Sacramento County, California

Birding at Mather Regional Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mather Regional Park are Mute Swan (98%), Canada Goose (94%), and Pied-billed Grebe (94%). It is busiest in spring, when 99 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (100 species). 171 species have been reported here across 1,173 complete checklists from 332 birders.

Species by week

0255075100Jan 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 22-28: 91 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 16 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. 1Mute Swan98%
  2. 2Canada Goose94%
  3. 3Pied-billed Grebe94%
  4. 4Black Phoebe88%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow88%
  6. 6American Coot82%
  7. 7House Finch82%
  8. 8California Scrub-Jay80%
  9. 9European Starling80%
  10. 10Northern Flicker78%
  11. 11Double-crested Cormorant76%
  12. 12Mourning Dove76%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Sparrow74%
  14. 14Mallard72%
  15. 15Brewer's Blackbird68%

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 95 species

  1. Mute Swan97%
  2. Canada Goose93%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant93%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe91%
  5. American Coot88%

Spring 99 species

  1. Canada Goose98%
  2. Tree Swallow96%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird95%
  4. Mute Swan92%
  5. Mallard90%

Summer 73 species

  1. Canada Goose96%
  2. Mute Swan93%
  3. Black Phoebe92%
  4. Mourning Dove87%
  5. House Finch85%

Fall 91 species

  1. Mute Swan97%
  2. Black Phoebe95%
  3. Canada Goose91%
  4. Pied-billed Grebe91%
  5. Mourning Dove84%

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.