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Birding spot · San Mateo County, California

Birding at San Mateo Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at San Mateo Creek are American Coot (82%), Rock Pigeon (79%), and Bufflehead (77%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of February (89 species). 148 species have been reported here across 1,078 complete checklists from 367 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJan 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Sep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsDec 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsDec 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 81 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 Coot82%
  2. 2Rock Pigeon79%
  3. 3Bufflehead77%
  4. 4American Wigeon76%
  5. 5Black Phoebe75%
  6. 6American Crow74%
  7. 7Western Gull70%
  8. 8Double-crested Cormorant68%
  9. 9California Gull64%
  10. 10Yellow-rumped Warbler64%
  11. 11White-crowned Sparrow63%
  12. 12Savannah Sparrow62%
  13. 13House Finch60%
  14. 14Ruddy Duck55%
  15. 15Snowy Egret55%

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 79 species

  1. Bufflehead78%
  2. American Wigeon77%
  3. Rock Pigeon77%
  4. American Crow74%
  5. Black Phoebe73%

Spring 80 species

  1. Rock Pigeon87%
  2. American Crow83%
  3. Mallard81%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  5. California Gull66%

Summer 53 species

  1. Rock Pigeon89%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. Black Phoebe77%
  4. House Finch77%
  5. Mallard73%

Fall 78 species

  1. Rock Pigeon83%
  2. American Crow79%
  3. Black Phoebe76%
  4. Western Gull69%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant68%

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.