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Birding spot · Santa Cruz County, California

Birding at Port Watsonville (historical): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Port Watsonville (historical) are Mallard (94%), American Wigeon (91%), and Gadwall (91%). It is busiest in fall, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid November (91 species). 185 species have been reported here across 1,423 complete checklists from 312 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsSep 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsOct 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsNov 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Mallard94%
  2. 2American Wigeon91%
  3. 3Gadwall91%
  4. 4Black Phoebe88%
  5. 5White-crowned Sparrow76%
  6. 6Golden-crowned Sparrow70%
  7. 7Northern Shoveler65%
  8. 8Anna's Hummingbird63%
  9. 9Cinnamon Teal61%
  10. 10Great Egret61%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler61%
  12. 12American Coot55%
  13. 13House Finch52%
  14. 14Song Sparrow52%
  15. 15California Towhee48%

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 74 species

  1. Mallard90%
  2. Bufflehead89%
  3. Black Phoebe82%
  4. Cinnamon Teal80%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird71%

Spring 77 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Gadwall86%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  4. Black Phoebe75%
  5. Song Sparrow75%

Summer 69 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. Barn Swallow81%
  4. House Finch76%
  5. Song Sparrow71%

Fall 84 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Black Phoebe90%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow78%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird75%
  5. House Finch70%

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.