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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Mission Trails Regional Park are Yellow-rumped Warbler (95%), California Scrub-Jay (84%), and California Towhee (84%). It is busiest in spring, when 63 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (73 species). 124 species have been reported here across 939 complete checklists from 541 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsFeb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Oct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 45 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler95%
  2. 2California Scrub-Jay84%
  3. 3California Towhee84%
  4. 4Wrentit79%
  5. 5Common Raven77%
  6. 6House Finch74%
  7. 7Anna's Hummingbird69%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow69%
  9. 9Lesser Goldfinch65%
  10. 10Bushtit63%
  11. 11Spotted Towhee61%
  12. 12American Crow60%
  13. 13Song Sparrow56%
  14. 14Hermit Thrush50%
  15. 15Mourning Dove44%

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

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.