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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at San Diego Safari Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Diego Safari Park are Turkey Vulture (86%), American Crow (75%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (73%). It is busiest in spring, when 77 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early January (85 species). 175 species have been reported here across 1,545 complete checklists from 580 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJan 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJan 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 66 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMar 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsApr 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMay 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsNov 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsNov 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 102 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. 1Turkey Vulture86%
  2. 2American Crow75%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler73%
  4. 4American Coot70%
  5. 5Common Raven70%
  6. 6Mallard70%
  7. 7Black Phoebe67%
  8. 8Common Gallinule60%
  9. 9American White Pelican59%
  10. 10Snowy Egret58%
  11. 11Great Egret53%
  12. 12White-faced Ibis52%
  13. 13Anna's Hummingbird51%
  14. 14Double-crested Cormorant49%
  15. 15Ruddy Duck49%

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 75 species

  1. Turkey Vulture91%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler82%
  3. American Crow82%
  4. Common Raven76%
  5. Black Phoebe71%

Spring 77 species

  1. Mallard82%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. American Crow82%
  4. Turkey Vulture79%
  5. American Coot72%

Summer 60 species

  1. American Crow82%
  2. Turkey Vulture78%
  3. House Sparrow75%
  4. Song Sparrow75%
  5. Common Raven72%

Fall 71 species

  1. Turkey Vulture90%
  2. American Crow82%
  3. Common Raven76%
  4. Mallard71%
  5. American Coot67%

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.