WhenToBird

Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at MLK Regional Shoreline: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at MLK Regional Shoreline are American Coot (93%), White-crowned Sparrow (91%), and Snowy Egret (84%). It is busiest in winter, when 100 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early January (104 species). 193 species have been reported here across 4,330 complete checklists from 1,549 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsJan 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsJan 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsJan 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsFeb 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsFeb 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsFeb 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsFeb 22-28: 101 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsMar 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMar 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMar 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsApr 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJul 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsAug 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsOct 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsOct 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsOct 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsNov 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 126 checklistsNov 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsNov 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 185 checklistsDec 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsDec 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsDec 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsDec 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 173 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 Coot93%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow91%
  3. 3Snowy Egret84%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant83%
  5. 5American Crow81%
  6. 6Bufflehead81%
  7. 7Pied-billed Grebe79%
  8. 8Ridgway's Rail77%
  9. 9Great Egret75%
  10. 10Song Sparrow75%
  11. 11Canada Goose74%
  12. 12Marsh Wren74%
  13. 13Willet73%
  14. 14Golden-crowned Sparrow72%
  15. 15Black Phoebe68%

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 100 species

  1. Bufflehead92%
  2. American Coot92%
  3. Willet89%
  4. Canada Goose88%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow86%

Spring 91 species

  1. Canada Goose94%
  2. Song Sparrow85%
  3. Mallard83%
  4. Willet79%
  5. American Crow79%

Summer 67 species

  1. Barn Swallow91%
  2. Snowy Egret78%
  3. American Crow75%
  4. Willet74%
  5. Song Sparrow72%

Fall 92 species

  1. Snowy Egret82%
  2. American Crow81%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  5. American Coot77%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Nelson's Sparrow5.6% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 198.1×
  • Ridgway's Rail73% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 118.4×
  • Greater Scaup44% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 29.1×
  • Horned Grebe37% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 25.8×
  • Blue-winged Teal34% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 21.2×
  • Brant18% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 20.3×
  • Common Goldeneye46% of checklists here vs 2.8% statewide: 16.0×
  • Marsh Wren68% of checklists here vs 4.9% statewide: 13.9×

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.