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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at San Luis Rey River Trail: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Luis Rey River Trail are Black Phoebe (95%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (94%), and American Coot (93%). It is busiest in fall, when 122 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (123 species). 195 species have been reported here across 983 complete checklists from 447 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jan 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsFeb 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 101 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 22-28: 99 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMar 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsApr 1-7: 108 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Apr 15-21: 123 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 22-30: 114 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 101 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (8 checklists)May 22-31: 96 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jun 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 107 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 98 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 109 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 103 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 106 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 119 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 101 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 8-14: 105 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 108 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 22-31: 118 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 8-14: 110 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 15-21: 113 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 22-30: 114 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: 110 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 119 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 100 species on 5%+ of 23 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. 1Black Phoebe95%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  3. 3American Coot93%
  4. 4Cassin's Kingbird93%
  5. 5Mallard93%
  6. 6Mourning Dove92%
  7. 7Red-tailed Hawk92%
  8. 8Ruddy Duck92%
  9. 9House Finch90%
  10. 10Anna's Hummingbird88%
  11. 11Pied-billed Grebe88%
  12. 12White-crowned Sparrow88%
  13. 13Eared Grebe87%
  14. 14Northern Shoveler86%
  15. 15Common Yellowthroat84%

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 108 species

  1. Black Phoebe96%
  2. Mallard94%
  3. Mourning Dove93%
  4. Northern Shoveler93%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler93%

Spring 116 species

  1. Mourning Dove91%
  2. Ruddy Duck91%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird91%
  4. Song Sparrow91%
  5. Mallard89%

Summer 97 species

  1. Mourning Dove95%
  2. Black Phoebe94%
  3. House Finch94%
  4. Mallard92%
  5. Song Sparrow92%

Fall 122 species

  1. Black Phoebe95%
  2. Mourning Dove93%
  3. Cassin's Kingbird92%
  4. House Finch92%
  5. Mallard90%

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.