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Birding spot · Orange County, California

Birding at San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve are American Coot (92%), American White Pelican (91%), and Black Phoebe (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 110 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (110 species). 259 species have been reported here across 14,224 complete checklists from 2,867 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 106 species on 5%+ of 377 checklistsJan 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 273 checklistsJan 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 286 checklistsJan 22-31: 107 species on 5%+ of 355 checklistsFeb 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 200 checklistsFeb 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 221 checklistsFeb 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 333 checklistsFeb 22-28: 104 species on 5%+ of 249 checklistsMar 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsMar 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 260 checklistsMar 15-21: 100 species on 5%+ of 259 checklistsMar 22-31: 105 species on 5%+ of 316 checklistsApr 1-7: 105 species on 5%+ of 286 checklistsApr 8-14: 109 species on 5%+ of 313 checklistsApr 15-21: 110 species on 5%+ of 273 checklistsApr 22-30: 109 species on 5%+ of 368 checklistsMay 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 284 checklistsMay 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 270 checklistsMay 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 225 checklistsMay 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 368 checklistsJun 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 207 checklistsJun 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 245 checklistsJun 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 279 checklistsJun 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 346 checklistsJul 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 282 checklistsJul 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 264 checklistsJul 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 268 checklistsJul 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 451 checklistsAug 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 328 checklistsAug 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 329 checklistsAug 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 337 checklistsAug 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 500 checklistsSep 1-7: 96 species on 5%+ of 451 checklistsSep 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 341 checklistsSep 15-21: 98 species on 5%+ of 349 checklistsSep 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 423 checklistsOct 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 233 checklistsOct 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 258 checklistsOct 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 253 checklistsOct 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 345 checklistsNov 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 267 checklistsNov 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 269 checklistsNov 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 211 checklistsNov 22-30: 107 species on 5%+ of 330 checklistsDec 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsDec 8-14: 107 species on 5%+ of 194 checklistsDec 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsDec 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 345 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. 1American Coot92%
  2. 2American White Pelican91%
  3. 3Black Phoebe88%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant86%
  5. 5Song Sparrow86%
  6. 6Mallard85%
  7. 7Green-winged Teal84%
  8. 8Cinnamon Teal83%
  9. 9Snowy Egret82%
  10. 10Common Yellowthroat82%
  11. 11Northern Shoveler82%
  12. 12White-crowned Sparrow81%
  13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler79%
  14. 14American Crow79%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe79%

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 Coot93%
  2. Northern Shoveler90%
  3. Cinnamon Teal85%
  4. Song Sparrow85%
  5. Mallard84%

Spring 110 species

  1. Tree Swallow94%
  2. Mallard93%
  3. Song Sparrow90%
  4. Canada Goose89%
  5. American Coot88%

Summer 87 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Snowy Egret89%
  3. Black-necked Stilt89%
  4. Caspian Tern86%
  5. Song Sparrow82%

Fall 108 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Snowy Egret86%
  3. American Coot85%
  4. Black Phoebe84%
  5. Song Sparrow83%

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.