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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Mission Bay Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Mission Bay Park are American Wigeon (90%), Great Egret (83%), and Snowy Egret (76%). It is busiest in fall, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late February (82 species). 176 species have been reported here across 3,745 complete checklists from 956 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsJan 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJan 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsFeb 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsFeb 22-28: 82 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMar 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMar 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsJul 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsAug 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 22-30: 63 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsOct 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsNov 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsNov 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsNov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsDec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsDec 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 129 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. 1American Wigeon90%
  2. 2Great Egret83%
  3. 3Snowy Egret76%
  4. 4American Coot69%
  5. 5Blue-winged Teal64%
  6. 6Mallard64%
  7. 7Great Blue Heron62%
  8. 8Northern Pintail62%
  9. 9Willet60%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant59%
  11. 11Ruddy Duck55%
  12. 12House Finch53%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup52%
  14. 14Western Gull51%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe51%

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 74 species

  1. American Wigeon89%
  2. Great Egret82%
  3. American Coot79%
  4. Northern Pintail78%
  5. Snowy Egret75%

Spring 74 species

  1. Snowy Egret78%
  2. Western Gull70%
  3. Mallard67%
  4. Great Egret63%
  5. House Finch61%

Summer 59 species

  1. Snowy Egret84%
  2. Western Gull80%
  3. Great Blue Heron72%
  4. Mallard68%
  5. Caspian Tern66%

Fall 77 species

  1. Great Egret81%
  2. Snowy Egret79%
  3. American Wigeon65%
  4. Great Blue Heron65%
  5. Mallard62%

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.