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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at McLaren Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at McLaren Park are Common Raven (91%), Anna's Hummingbird (80%), and Black Phoebe (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (76 species). 125 species have been reported here across 838 complete checklists from 207 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Oct 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 40 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 Raven91%
  2. 2Anna's Hummingbird80%
  3. 3Black Phoebe80%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler80%
  5. 5California Towhee77%
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco77%
  7. 7Golden-crowned Sparrow77%
  8. 8Red-shouldered Hawk77%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet77%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow77%
  11. 11Pygmy Nuthatch74%
  12. 12Red-tailed Hawk74%
  13. 13Chestnut-backed Chickadee71%
  14. 14American Robin66%
  15. 15House Finch66%

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 66 species

  1. Common Raven86%
  2. Anna's Hummingbird84%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco83%
  4. American Robin81%
  5. California Towhee81%

Spring 75 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco94%
  2. California Towhee90%
  3. American Robin89%
  4. Common Raven87%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird86%

Summer 62 species

  1. Dark-eyed Junco92%
  2. House Finch92%
  3. California Towhee90%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird88%
  5. Common Raven88%

Fall 69 species

  1. Anna's Hummingbird91%
  2. Common Raven91%
  3. Dark-eyed Junco88%
  4. California Towhee86%
  5. Chestnut-backed Chickadee85%

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.