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Birding spot · Monterey County, California

Birding at Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge are Black Phoebe (90%), White-crowned Sparrow (82%), and Northern Harrier (79%). It is busiest in fall, when 109 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late February (120 species). 207 species have been reported here across 1,209 complete checklists from 630 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Jan 8-14: 99 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 22-31: 116 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 118 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 22-28: 120 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Mar 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 22-31: 112 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 93 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsAug 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsAug 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 8-14: 91 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsNov 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 111 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1Black Phoebe90%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow82%
  3. 3Northern Harrier79%
  4. 4House Finch76%
  5. 5American Coot72%
  6. 6Brown Pelican72%
  7. 7Red-tailed Hawk72%
  8. 8Say's Phoebe66%
  9. 9Ruddy Duck64%
  10. 10Song Sparrow63%
  11. 11Western Gull62%
  12. 12White-tailed Kite60%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture57%
  14. 14California Gull56%
  15. 15California Towhee56%

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 106 species

  1. American Coot91%
  2. Ruddy Duck89%
  3. House Finch82%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow81%
  5. Northern Shoveler78%

Spring 99 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Gadwall87%
  3. Song Sparrow87%
  4. Northern Shoveler85%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird84%

Summer 85 species

  1. Barn Swallow92%
  2. House Finch83%
  3. Brown Pelican77%
  4. Song Sparrow75%
  5. Caspian Tern68%

Fall 109 species

  1. Black Phoebe82%
  2. House Finch81%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow76%
  4. Brown Pelican76%
  5. Song Sparrow75%

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.