Birding spot · San Francisco County, California
Birding at San Francisco Zoo: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at San Francisco Zoo are Surf Scoter (100%), Brown Pelican (98%), and Western Gull (95%). It is busiest in fall, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (95 species). 169 species have been reported here across 883 complete checklists from 157 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 100 Jan 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Jan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Jan 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Jan 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Feb 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Feb 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Feb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Feb 22-28: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Mar 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Mar 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Mar 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Mar 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Apr 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Apr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Apr 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Apr 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists May 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists May 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists May 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists May 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Jun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jun 8-14: low data (8 checklists) Jun 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jun 22-30: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jul 8-14: low data (8 checklists) Jul 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jul 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Aug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Aug 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Aug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Aug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Sep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Sep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Sep 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Oct 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Oct 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Oct 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Oct 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Nov 1-7: low data (6 checklists) Nov 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Nov 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Nov 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Dec 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Dec 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Dec 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Dec 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Surf Scoter 100% 2 Brown Pelican 98% 3 Western Gull 95% 4 Red-throated Loon 94% 5 Short-billed Gull 91% 6 California Gull 86% 7 Glaucous-winged Gull 85% 8 Brandt's Cormorant 82% 9 Common Raven 82% 10 Double-crested Cormorant 80% 11 Heermann's Gull 80% 12 Common Loon 77% 13 American Herring Gull 72% 14 Black Phoebe 72% 15 Western Grebe 71% 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 .
Surf Scoter100%
Brown Pelican98%
Western Gull95%
Red-throated Loon94%
Short-billed Gull91%
California Gull86%
Glaucous-winged Gull85%
Brandt's Cormorant82%
Common Raven82%
Double-crested Cormorant80%
Heermann's Gull80%
Common Loon77%
American Herring Gull72%
Black Phoebe72%
Western Grebe71%