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Birding spot · San Joaquin County, California

Birding at Smith Lake: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Smith Lake are California Scrub-Jay (94%), Northern Flicker (91%), and Acorn Woodpecker (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 90 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (97 species). 159 species have been reported here across 963 complete checklists from 372 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJan 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Feb 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 82 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsApr 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 22-30: 82 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 29 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-Jay94%
  2. 2Northern Flicker91%
  3. 3Acorn Woodpecker89%
  4. 4Canada Goose88%
  5. 5Ruby-crowned Kinglet88%
  6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler87%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant86%
  8. 8Black Phoebe82%
  9. 9Mallard82%
  10. 10Turkey Vulture77%
  11. 11Nuttall's Woodpecker74%
  12. 12Anna's Hummingbird74%
  13. 13Spotted Towhee73%
  14. 14American Robin71%
  15. 15European Starling71%

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 80 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay94%
  2. Acorn Woodpecker92%
  3. Canada Goose90%
  4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet88%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant87%

Spring 90 species

  1. Canada Goose97%
  2. California Scrub-Jay96%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Spotted Towhee88%
  5. Tree Swallow88%

Summer 68 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay97%
  2. Acorn Woodpecker94%
  3. Spotted Towhee92%
  4. Canada Goose90%
  5. Nuttall's Woodpecker88%

Fall 81 species

  1. California Scrub-Jay95%
  2. Canada Goose92%
  3. Acorn Woodpecker89%
  4. Northern Flicker86%
  5. Black Phoebe82%

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.