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Birding spot · Marin County, California

Birding at Point Reyes: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Point Reyes are European Starling (83%), White-crowned Sparrow (78%), and Golden-crowned Sparrow (76%). It is busiest in fall, when 55 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (66 species). 173 species have been reported here across 1,260 complete checklists from 424 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJan 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (6 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (9 checklists)May 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsJun 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (3 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsSep 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsSep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsOct 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1European Starling83%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow78%
  3. 3Golden-crowned Sparrow76%
  4. 4Brewer's Blackbird74%
  5. 5Common Raven74%
  6. 6Red-tailed Hawk70%
  7. 7Red-winged Blackbird67%
  8. 8Savannah Sparrow63%
  9. 9Tricolored Blackbird57%
  10. 10Black Phoebe54%
  11. 11House Sparrow54%
  12. 12American Kestrel52%
  13. 13House Finch50%
  14. 14Song Sparrow48%
  15. 15Rock Pigeon46%

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 44 species

  1. European Starling85%
  2. Brewer's Blackbird83%
  3. Common Raven83%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow83%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird76%

Spring 40 species

  1. House Sparrow95%
  2. European Starling90%
  3. Common Raven72%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird70%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow66%

Summer 40 species

  1. European Starling82%
  2. House Sparrow82%
  3. Common Raven77%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow66%
  5. Barn Swallow61%

Fall 55 species

  1. Common Raven76%
  2. European Starling72%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow68%
  4. Brewer's Blackbird61%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird57%

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.