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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Murray Reservoir: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Murray Reservoir are American Coot (96%), Mallard (94%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 83 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (87 species). 199 species have been reported here across 2,448 complete checklists from 757 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsJan 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsFeb 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMar 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsApr 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsSep 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsOct 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsDec 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 102 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 Coot96%
  2. 2Mallard94%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  4. 4Canada Goose88%
  5. 5Lesser Scaup87%
  6. 6Ruddy Duck86%
  7. 7Great-tailed Grackle85%
  8. 8Rock Pigeon84%
  9. 9Western Gull74%
  10. 10Bufflehead74%
  11. 11Gadwall74%
  12. 12American Crow72%
  13. 13Pied-billed Grebe72%
  14. 14Anna's Hummingbird70%
  15. 15Black Phoebe67%

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 78 species

  1. American Coot92%
  2. Mallard92%
  3. Canada Goose89%
  4. Yellow-rumped Warbler88%
  5. Great-tailed Grackle85%

Spring 83 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Canada Goose89%
  3. American Coot86%
  4. Great-tailed Grackle83%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant75%

Summer 68 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle82%
  4. Rock Pigeon82%
  5. Canada Goose80%

Fall 75 species

  1. American Coot96%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Great-tailed Grackle89%
  4. Canada Goose84%
  5. Rock Pigeon84%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Least Bittern6.7% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 27.6×
  • Redhead28% of checklists here vs 1.1% statewide: 26.6×
  • Lesser Scaup53% of checklists here vs 2.7% statewide: 19.8×
  • Great-tailed Grackle85% of checklists here vs 4.5% statewide: 19.0×
  • Common Gallinule29% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 17.4×
  • Muscovy Duck8.9% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 14.9×
  • Cackling Goose18% of checklists here vs 1.2% statewide: 14.8×
  • California Gnatcatcher10% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 13.6×

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.