WhenToBird

Birding spot · Santa Clara County, California

Birding at Sunnyvale Baylands Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Sunnyvale Baylands Park are White-crowned Sparrow (82%), Black Phoebe (81%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (72%). It is busiest in winter, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (84 species). 177 species have been reported here across 1,523 complete checklists from 473 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJan 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsFeb 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJun 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 22-30: 40 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsOct 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsNov 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsNov 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 31 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. 1White-crowned Sparrow82%
  2. 2Black Phoebe81%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler72%
  4. 4Turkey Vulture67%
  5. 5Anna's Hummingbird66%
  6. 6American Crow59%
  7. 7House Finch58%
  8. 8Canada Goose53%
  9. 9Red-tailed Hawk49%
  10. 10Mourning Dove44%
  11. 11Dark-eyed Junco42%
  12. 12American Kestrel37%
  13. 13California Towhee37%
  14. 14Western Bluebird33%
  15. 15Western Meadowlark33%

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 76 species

  1. Canada Goose83%
  2. Black Phoebe79%
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler74%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird73%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow64%

Spring 71 species

  1. Canada Goose92%
  2. House Finch87%
  3. Black Phoebe83%
  4. Anna's Hummingbird80%
  5. Mallard79%

Summer 57 species

  1. House Finch88%
  2. Black Phoebe78%
  3. Mourning Dove68%
  4. California Towhee64%
  5. Western Bluebird64%

Fall 75 species

  1. Black Phoebe87%
  2. House Finch77%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird71%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow68%
  5. Turkey Vulture65%

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.