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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

Birding at Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve (northeast): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve (northeast) are American Crow (80%), Black Phoebe (77%), and Double-crested Cormorant (77%). It is busiest in winter, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (97 species). 140 species have been reported here across 804 complete checklists from 292 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJan 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Oct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Dec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 15 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 Crow80%
  2. 2Black Phoebe77%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant77%
  4. 4Great Egret73%
  5. 5Snowy Egret70%
  6. 6Mallard60%
  7. 7White-crowned Sparrow60%
  8. 8Greater Yellowlegs50%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull50%
  10. 10Say's Phoebe50%
  11. 11Black-necked Stilt47%
  12. 12Canada Goose47%
  13. 13American Coot43%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron43%
  15. 15Northern Shoveler43%

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 89 species

  1. Black Phoebe72%
  2. Mallard71%
  3. Northern Shoveler69%
  4. American Crow66%
  5. Canada Goose66%

Spring 85 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Black-necked Stilt84%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. American Avocet71%
  5. American Crow71%

Summer 65 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant81%
  2. Barn Swallow80%
  3. American Crow76%
  4. Snowy Egret74%
  5. Black Phoebe69%

Fall 74 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant78%
  2. Black Phoebe77%
  3. American Crow69%
  4. Snowy Egret68%
  5. Great Egret61%

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.