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Birding spot · Alameda County, California

Birding at Temescal Regional Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Temescal Regional Recreation Area are American Coot (96%), Mallard (94%), and Double-crested Cormorant (89%). It is busiest in spring, when 67 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late March (68 species). 137 species have been reported here across 2,290 complete checklists from 518 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJan 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJan 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsFeb 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsFeb 22-28: 61 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMay 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsMay 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsJun 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJul 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 22-31: 57 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsSep 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 54 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsDec 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 55 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 Coot96%
  2. 2Mallard94%
  3. 3Double-crested Cormorant89%
  4. 4Pied-billed Grebe76%
  5. 5Black Phoebe75%
  6. 6Song Sparrow71%
  7. 7American Crow70%
  8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet70%
  9. 9Rock Pigeon68%
  10. 10White-crowned Sparrow63%
  11. 11California Towhee61%
  12. 12Steller's Jay61%
  13. 13California Scrub-Jay60%
  14. 14Black-crowned Night Heron55%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron52%

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 62 species

  1. Mallard94%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant93%
  3. American Coot90%
  4. Black Phoebe77%
  5. Pied-billed Grebe76%

Spring 67 species

  1. Mallard96%
  2. Black Phoebe91%
  3. Song Sparrow89%
  4. Double-crested Cormorant86%
  5. American Crow81%

Summer 54 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Black Phoebe87%
  3. Song Sparrow87%
  4. Rock Pigeon86%
  5. California Towhee82%

Fall 59 species

  1. Mallard93%
  2. Song Sparrow82%
  3. Black Phoebe81%
  4. American Crow80%
  5. American Coot75%

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.