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Birding spot · San Luis Obispo County, California

Birding at Spooners Cove: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Spooners Cove are California Towhee (94%), White-crowned Sparrow (94%), and Golden-crowned Sparrow (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 78 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of March (85 species). 190 species have been reported here across 1,837 complete checklists from 538 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsSep 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsSep 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 128 checklistsOct 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsOct 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsNov 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsNov 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsDec 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 22 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 Towhee94%
  2. 2White-crowned Sparrow94%
  3. 3Golden-crowned Sparrow88%
  4. 4Northern Flicker87%
  5. 5Ruby-crowned Kinglet86%
  6. 6California Quail82%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler82%
  8. 8Wrentit82%
  9. 9American Crow80%
  10. 10Black Phoebe80%
  11. 11California Scrub-Jay80%
  12. 12Spotted Towhee79%
  13. 13Hermit Thrush77%
  14. 14Nuttall's Woodpecker73%
  15. 15Turkey Vulture72%

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 59 species

  1. California Towhee90%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow87%
  3. Wrentit82%
  4. Golden-crowned Sparrow81%
  5. American Crow80%

Spring 78 species

  1. California Towhee94%
  2. American Crow92%
  3. California Quail92%
  4. Song Sparrow89%
  5. Wrentit88%

Summer 63 species

  1. California Towhee94%
  2. California Quail91%
  3. Wrentit88%
  4. American Crow86%
  5. California Scrub-Jay85%

Fall 77 species

  1. California Towhee94%
  2. White-crowned Sparrow87%
  3. California Scrub-Jay86%
  4. Northern Flicker86%
  5. American Crow85%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across California.

  • Streak-backed Oriole8.0% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 1282.4×
  • Indian Peafowl7.5% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 19.5×
  • Purple Finch54% of checklists here vs 4.3% statewide: 12.5×
  • Swainson's Thrush20% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 11.3×
  • Hermit Warbler8.4% of checklists here vs 0.9% statewide: 9.6×
  • California Thrasher54% of checklists here vs 5.7% statewide: 9.5×
  • California Quail84% of checklists here vs 10% statewide: 8.1×
  • Wrentit85% of checklists here vs 11% statewide: 7.7×

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.