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Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (Berkeley Point): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (Berkeley Point) are White-crowned Sparrow (96%), American Crow (82%), and House Finch (80%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late February (108 species). 186 species have been reported here across 1,372 complete checklists from 402 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 108 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (9 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Aug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsNov 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsNov 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsDec 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow96%
  2. 2American Crow82%
  3. 3House Finch80%
  4. 4California Towhee79%
  5. 5Golden-crowned Sparrow76%
  6. 6Black Phoebe76%
  7. 7Song Sparrow68%
  8. 8Lesser Goldfinch59%
  9. 9Western Gull58%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler58%
  11. 11Lincoln's Sparrow53%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet50%
  13. 13Bushtit47%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant47%
  15. 15Anna's Hummingbird45%

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 83 species

  1. American Crow82%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow81%
  3. California Towhee78%
  4. House Finch78%
  5. Song Sparrow74%

Spring 90 species

  1. House Finch90%
  2. American Crow90%
  3. Song Sparrow85%
  4. Mallard80%
  5. California Towhee78%

Summer 58 species

  1. House Finch91%
  2. American Crow82%
  3. California Towhee77%
  4. Song Sparrow75%
  5. Western Gull71%

Fall 85 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow89%
  2. American Crow87%
  3. California Towhee87%
  4. House Finch87%
  5. Black Phoebe83%

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.