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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Shelter Island Shoreline Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Shelter Island Shoreline Park are Western Gull (95%), Brown Pelican (82%), and Double-crested Cormorant (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (52 species). 99 species have been reported here across 1,216 complete checklists from 489 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsFeb 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 22-28: 40 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 22-30: 43 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: low data (9 checklists)May 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Jun 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Oct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 40 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. 1Western Gull95%
  2. 2Brown Pelican82%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant82%
  4. 4Rock Pigeon69%
  5. 5American Crow64%
  6. 6Western Grebe61%
  7. 7House Sparrow58%
  8. 8Mallard55%
  9. 9Black Phoebe48%
  10. 10European Starling48%
  11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler47%
  12. 12Heermann's Gull45%
  13. 13Eared Grebe43%
  14. 14Snowy Egret43%
  15. 15Spotted Sandpiper43%

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 43 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Bufflehead78%
  3. Brown Pelican63%
  4. Rock Pigeon63%
  5. American Crow57%

Spring 47 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Rock Pigeon74%
  3. House Sparrow72%
  4. American Crow68%
  5. Mallard66%

Summer 40 species

  1. Western Gull92%
  2. Rock Pigeon77%
  3. House Sparrow70%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant70%
  5. Brown Pelican65%

Fall 44 species

  1. Western Gull93%
  2. Brown Pelican79%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant73%
  4. Rock Pigeon72%
  5. American Crow65%

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.