WhenToBird

Birding spot · Contra Costa County, California

Birding at Richmond Inner Harbor: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Richmond Inner Harbor are American Coot (88%), White-crowned Sparrow (85%), and Snowy Egret (82%). It is busiest in winter, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of December (104 species). 199 species have been reported here across 4,439 complete checklists from 760 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsJan 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsJan 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsJan 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsFeb 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsFeb 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsFeb 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsFeb 22-28: 90 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMar 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMar 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMar 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMar 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsApr 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsJul 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJul 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJul 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsAug 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsAug 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsAug 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsAug 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsSep 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsSep 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 84 checklistsOct 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 176 checklistsNov 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 114 checklistsNov 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsNov 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsNov 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsDec 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 130 checklistsDec 8-14: 104 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsDec 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsDec 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 206 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 Coot88%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow85%
  3. 3Snowy Egret82%
  4. 4American Crow82%
  5. 5Black Phoebe80%
  6. 6Willet77%
  7. 7Mallard74%
  8. 8American Wigeon73%
  9. 9Green-winged Teal72%
  10. 10Golden-crowned Sparrow68%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture68%
  12. 12California Towhee66%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant66%
  14. 14American Avocet64%
  15. 15Canada Goose63%

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 93 species

  1. American Coot85%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow84%
  3. Snowy Egret83%
  4. Green-winged Teal81%
  5. Mallard81%

Spring 87 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. American Crow85%
  3. Snowy Egret85%
  4. Mallard83%
  5. Song Sparrow69%

Summer 65 species

  1. Snowy Egret91%
  2. American Crow79%
  3. Brown Pelican79%
  4. Canada Goose73%
  5. Willet71%

Fall 91 species

  1. Snowy Egret86%
  2. American Crow84%
  3. Black Phoebe77%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow77%
  5. Mallard74%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Ridgway's Rail34% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 55.9×
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel50% of checklists here vs 3.8% statewide: 13.1×
  • Marbled Godwit60% of checklists here vs 4.9% statewide: 12.3×
  • Dunlin20% of checklists here vs 1.7% statewide: 12.0×
  • Long-billed Curlew51% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 12.0×
  • American Avocet50% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 11.7×
  • Greater Scaup18% of checklists here vs 1.5% statewide: 11.7×
  • Willet73% of checklists here vs 6.4% statewide: 11.5×

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.