WhenToBird

Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at New Marsh: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at New Marsh are American Coot (93%), White-crowned Sparrow (92%), and American Crow (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 113 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (119 species). 189 species have been reported here across 1,483 complete checklists from 483 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 22-31: 108 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 1-7: 119 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 105 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 1-7: 115 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 8-14: 111 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 111 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 15-21: 108 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 98 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 8-14: 103 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 111 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 106 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 111 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 108 species on 5%+ of 50 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 Sparrow92%
  3. 3American Crow88%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant88%
  5. 5Bufflehead88%
  6. 6Snowy Egret88%
  7. 7Canada Goose85%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe84%
  9. 9Black Phoebe82%
  10. 10Great Egret82%
  11. 11Willet80%
  12. 12Golden-crowned Sparrow79%
  13. 13California Towhee78%
  14. 14Greater Yellowlegs77%
  15. 15Song Sparrow76%

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 110 species

  1. American Coot95%
  2. Bufflehead93%
  3. Willet88%
  4. Common Goldeneye88%
  5. Canada Goose86%

Spring 107 species

  1. Canada Goose95%
  2. American Crow90%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Snowy Egret81%
  5. Willet80%

Summer 81 species

  1. American Crow88%
  2. Canada Goose87%
  3. Barn Swallow87%
  4. Snowy Egret82%
  5. Black Phoebe81%

Fall 113 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant87%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow87%
  4. Snowy Egret87%
  5. Black Phoebe86%

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.