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Birding spot · San Francisco County, California

Birding at Seal Rocks Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Seal Rocks Beach are White-crowned Sparrow (84%), Western Gull (77%), and Anna's Hummingbird (74%). It is busiest in spring, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (86 species). 152 species have been reported here across 808 complete checklists from 526 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 22-30: 80 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 78 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJul 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 119 checklistsAug 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsAug 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Oct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 13 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow84%
  2. 2Western Gull77%
  3. 3Anna's Hummingbird74%
  4. 4Brandt's Cormorant74%
  5. 5Brown Pelican74%
  6. 6Black Phoebe71%
  7. 7Common Raven68%
  8. 8Song Sparrow68%
  9. 9Golden-crowned Sparrow58%
  10. 10Red-tailed Hawk58%
  11. 11Black Oystercatcher55%
  12. 12Yellow-rumped Warbler52%
  13. 13Heermann's Gull48%
  14. 14Chestnut-backed Chickadee45%
  15. 15Townsend's Warbler45%

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 68 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow81%
  2. Western Gull74%
  3. Common Raven73%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird67%
  5. Brandt's Cormorant62%

Spring 75 species

  1. White-crowned Sparrow89%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. Common Raven81%
  4. Western Gull77%
  5. American Robin72%

Summer 63 species

  1. Brown Pelican92%
  2. Western Gull89%
  3. White-crowned Sparrow88%
  4. Brandt's Cormorant83%
  5. Pigeon Guillemot80%

Fall 75 species

  1. Brown Pelican80%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow79%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird77%
  4. Western Gull75%
  5. Song Sparrow71%

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.