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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at San Francisco Zoo (Laguna Puerca): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Francisco Zoo (Laguna Puerca) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (63%), American Crow (62%), and Black Phoebe (60%). It is busiest in spring, when 60 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late December (72 species). 121 species have been reported here across 845 complete checklists from 153 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJan 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 46 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 Warbler63%
  2. 2American Crow62%
  3. 3Black Phoebe60%
  4. 4White-crowned Sparrow57%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird56%
  6. 6Western Gull56%
  7. 7Townsend's Warbler53%
  8. 8Mallard50%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet50%
  10. 10Red-shouldered Hawk49%
  11. 11Hermit Thrush47%
  12. 12California Towhee46%
  13. 13Dark-eyed Junco46%
  14. 14Common Raven44%
  15. 15Golden-crowned Sparrow44%

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.