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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at Morro Bay State Park (southeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Morro Bay State Park (southeast) are Greater Yellowlegs (67%), Red-necked Phalarope (44%), and Mallard (43%). It is busiest in winter, when 57 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (67 species). 135 species have been reported here across 813 complete checklists from 216 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Feb 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Feb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMar 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsSep 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Nov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1Greater Yellowlegs67%
  2. 2Red-necked Phalarope44%
  3. 3Mallard43%
  4. 4Killdeer41%
  5. 5Least Sandpiper38%
  6. 6Great Egret38%
  7. 7Turkey Vulture38%
  8. 8Wrentit31%
  9. 9Song Sparrow30%
  10. 10California Scrub-Jay27%
  11. 11Western Sandpiper26%
  12. 12Black Phoebe23%
  13. 13California Towhee22%
  14. 14Common Yellowthroat22%
  15. 15House Finch21%

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 57 species

  1. Greater Yellowlegs71%
  2. Mallard56%
  3. Great Egret50%
  4. Black Phoebe48%
  5. Turkey Vulture48%

Spring 49 species

  1. Mallard67%
  2. Greater Yellowlegs60%
  3. Canada Goose56%
  4. Green-winged Teal52%
  5. Cinnamon Teal47%

Summer 36 species

  1. Greater Yellowlegs72%
  2. Red-necked Phalarope63%
  3. Killdeer59%
  4. Least Sandpiper39%
  5. Turkey Vulture37%

Fall 44 species

  1. Red-necked Phalarope65%
  2. Greater Yellowlegs63%
  3. Least Sandpiper58%
  4. Killdeer49%
  5. Great Egret44%

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.