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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at San Diego Botanic Garden: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Diego Botanic Garden are Yellow-rumped Warbler (91%), American Crow (89%), and Black Phoebe (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (69 species). 114 species have been reported here across 890 complete checklists from 496 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 22-28: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Nov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 33 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler91%
  2. 2American Crow89%
  3. 3Black Phoebe85%
  4. 4Orange-crowned Warbler80%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird79%
  6. 6House Finch77%
  7. 7Allen's Hummingbird73%
  8. 8Song Sparrow70%
  9. 9California Scrub-Jay68%
  10. 10Townsend's Warbler67%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet65%
  12. 12California Towhee64%
  13. 13Lesser Goldfinch64%
  14. 14Northern Mockingbird64%
  15. 15Bushtit61%

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 51 species

  1. American Crow94%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler92%
  3. Allen's Hummingbird87%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird86%
  5. Song Sparrow83%

Spring 61 species

  1. American Crow95%
  2. Song Sparrow91%
  3. House Finch86%
  4. Allen's Hummingbird84%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird82%

Summer 43 species

  1. American Crow92%
  2. House Finch86%
  3. Hooded Oriole79%
  4. Lesser Goldfinch78%
  5. Mourning Dove78%

Fall 55 species

  1. American Crow93%
  2. Black Phoebe86%
  3. House Finch83%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird80%
  5. Orange-crowned Warbler80%

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.