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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve are Northern Shoveler (96%), Green-winged Teal (95%), and American Wigeon (92%). It is busiest in spring, when 85 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (86 species). 174 species have been reported here across 2,621 complete checklists from 795 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 153 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 115 checklistsFeb 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsFeb 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsFeb 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 22-28: 72 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMar 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsMar 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMar 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsApr 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMay 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMay 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 106 checklistsDec 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsDec 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsDec 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 78 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. 1Northern Shoveler96%
  2. 2Green-winged Teal95%
  3. 3American Wigeon92%
  4. 4American Coot91%
  5. 5Ruddy Duck89%
  6. 6American Avocet87%
  7. 7Black Phoebe81%
  8. 8Black-necked Stilt79%
  9. 9Northern Pintail78%
  10. 10Canvasback76%
  11. 11American White Pelican75%
  12. 12American Crow72%
  13. 13Snowy Egret71%
  14. 14Bufflehead70%
  15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler70%

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 79 species

  1. Canvasback95%
  2. Northern Shoveler94%
  3. Ruddy Duck89%
  4. American Wigeon89%
  5. American Coot89%

Spring 85 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Ruddy Duck87%
  3. Mallard83%
  4. Northern Shoveler78%
  5. American Coot75%

Summer 69 species

  1. Black-necked Stilt95%
  2. Mallard91%
  3. American Avocet86%
  4. Canada Goose83%
  5. Forster's Tern80%

Fall 78 species

  1. Northern Shoveler95%
  2. Black-necked Stilt90%
  3. American White Pelican87%
  4. American Avocet85%
  5. American Coot84%

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.