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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Natural Bridges State Beach (Moore Creek): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Natural Bridges State Beach (Moore Creek) are Brown Pelican (94%), Brandt's Cormorant (88%), and Western Gull (81%). It is busiest in winter, when 40 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid March (58 species). 126 species have been reported here across 970 complete checklists from 468 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJan 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Apr 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMay 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 22-31: 30 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsNov 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 22-30: 39 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 40 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. 1Brown Pelican94%
  2. 2Brandt's Cormorant88%
  3. 3Western Gull81%
  4. 4Heermann's Gull71%
  5. 5Snowy Egret60%
  6. 6California Gull57%
  7. 7Surf Scoter56%
  8. 8American Crow55%
  9. 9Brewer's Blackbird52%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant52%
  11. 11Great Egret43%
  12. 12Rock Pigeon40%
  13. 13Black Turnstone37%
  14. 14Black Phoebe36%
  15. 15Pelagic Cormorant35%

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 40 species

  1. Brandt's Cormorant93%
  2. Western Gull90%
  3. Surf Scoter77%
  4. Snowy Egret76%
  5. Brown Pelican70%

Spring 34 species

  1. Brandt's Cormorant96%
  2. Western Gull93%
  3. Surf Scoter59%
  4. Pelagic Cormorant48%
  5. Brown Pelican48%

Summer 29 species

  1. Brandt's Cormorant92%
  2. Western Gull90%
  3. Brown Pelican81%
  4. Brewer's Blackbird60%
  5. American Crow55%

Fall 38 species

  1. Brown Pelican92%
  2. Brandt's Cormorant86%
  3. Western Gull85%
  4. Heermann's Gull73%
  5. Brewer's Blackbird58%

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.