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Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area are California Scrub-Jay (86%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%), and Mallard (83%). It is busiest in winter, when 91 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid January (96 species). 165 species have been reported here across 1,373 complete checklists from 376 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsFeb 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 94 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 22-28: 87 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 22-31: 89 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMay 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Aug 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 93 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1California Scrub-Jay86%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  3. 3Mallard83%
  4. 4Canada Goose81%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture79%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow79%
  7. 7Black Phoebe78%
  8. 8House Finch75%
  9. 9American Coot74%
  10. 10Northern Flicker71%
  11. 11Ruby-crowned Kinglet71%
  12. 12Gadwall70%
  13. 13Acorn Woodpecker67%
  14. 14European Starling64%
  15. 15Pied-billed Grebe62%

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 91 species

  1. American Coot90%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler88%
  3. Canada Goose88%
  4. Mallard87%
  5. Bufflehead85%

Spring 89 species

  1. Canada Goose90%
  2. Turkey Vulture89%
  3. House Finch89%
  4. Mallard84%
  5. Black Phoebe83%

Summer 67 species

  1. House Finch87%
  2. Turkey Vulture87%
  3. Black Phoebe84%
  4. Mallard82%
  5. California Scrub-Jay80%

Fall 80 species

  1. Mallard86%
  2. California Scrub-Jay85%
  3. Canada Goose85%
  4. Turkey Vulture84%
  5. Black Phoebe83%

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.