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Birding spot · Marin County, California

Birding at Rodeo Lagoon: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Rodeo Lagoon are White-crowned Sparrow (80%), Black Phoebe (79%), and Mallard (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 119 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (115 species). 258 species have been reported here across 5,666 complete checklists from 1,523 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 112 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJan 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsJan 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsFeb 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsFeb 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsFeb 22-28: 95 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsMar 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMar 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsMar 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsMar 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 156 checklistsApr 1-7: 102 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsApr 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsApr 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsMay 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsMay 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsJun 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJun 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJun 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsJul 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJul 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJul 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsJul 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsAug 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsAug 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsAug 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsAug 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsSep 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 164 checklistsSep 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsSep 15-21: 106 species on 5%+ of 229 checklistsSep 22-30: 107 species on 5%+ of 242 checklistsOct 1-7: 113 species on 5%+ of 228 checklistsOct 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 143 checklistsOct 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 288 checklistsOct 22-31: 108 species on 5%+ of 249 checklistsNov 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsNov 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 154 checklistsNov 15-21: 109 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsNov 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsDec 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 116 checklistsDec 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsDec 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsDec 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 125 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow80%
  2. 2Black Phoebe79%
  3. 3Mallard79%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant79%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron75%
  6. 6Common Raven75%
  7. 7Snowy Egret73%
  8. 8American Coot72%
  9. 9Ring-necked Duck71%
  10. 10Wrentit70%
  11. 11Brown Pelican70%
  12. 12Great Egret70%
  13. 13Song Sparrow70%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe69%
  15. 15Eared Grebe68%

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

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.