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Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

Birding at Sunnyvale Baylands Park (Moffett Channel): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sunnyvale Baylands Park (Moffett Channel) are American Coot (97%), Black Phoebe (97%), and White-crowned Sparrow (93%). It is busiest in winter, when 93 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (99 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,324 complete checklists from 460 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 77 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 90 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJun 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsSep 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsOct 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 1-7: 92 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 22-30: 87 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsDec 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: 93 species on 5%+ of 15 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. 1American Coot97%
  2. 2Black Phoebe97%
  3. 3White-crowned Sparrow93%
  4. 4Mallard92%
  5. 5Northern Shoveler90%
  6. 6Double-crested Cormorant89%
  7. 7Snowy Egret89%
  8. 8Great Egret88%
  9. 9Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  10. 10Ruddy Duck83%
  11. 11American Crow80%
  12. 12European Starling80%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture76%
  14. 14Pied-billed Grebe75%
  15. 15House Finch74%

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 93 species

  1. American Coot92%
  2. Mallard89%
  3. Black Phoebe84%
  4. Ruddy Duck83%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow83%

Spring 80 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Marsh Wren84%
  3. Snowy Egret83%
  4. American Crow81%
  5. Song Sparrow79%

Summer 70 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Barn Swallow91%
  3. Snowy Egret89%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird86%
  5. European Starling84%

Fall 93 species

  1. Mallard92%
  2. Black Phoebe90%
  3. Snowy Egret90%
  4. Great Egret87%
  5. American Coot84%

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.