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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

Birding at Torrey Pines State Reserve (Soledad Canyon): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Torrey Pines State Reserve (Soledad Canyon) are Black Phoebe (91%), California Towhee (88%), and Song Sparrow (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early April (97 species). 155 species have been reported here across 1,015 complete checklists from 318 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jan 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsFeb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMay 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJun 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsAug 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Oct 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Dec 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 12 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. 1Black Phoebe91%
  2. 2California Towhee88%
  3. 3Song Sparrow88%
  4. 4Wrentit86%
  5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler86%
  6. 6Bushtit81%
  7. 7Common Yellowthroat81%
  8. 8American Kestrel77%
  9. 9Anna's Hummingbird74%
  10. 10Northern Flicker74%
  11. 11House Finch72%
  12. 12Northern House Wren72%
  13. 13White-crowned Sparrow70%
  14. 14Spotted Towhee67%
  15. 15Nuttall's Woodpecker65%

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. Anna's Hummingbird92%
  2. California Towhee92%
  3. Song Sparrow88%
  4. Wrentit88%
  5. Black Phoebe87%

Spring 84 species

  1. Song Sparrow92%
  2. California Towhee90%
  3. Common Yellowthroat87%
  4. Orange-crowned Warbler86%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird85%

Summer 57 species

  1. House Finch93%
  2. California Towhee86%
  3. Wrentit86%
  4. Song Sparrow83%
  5. Lesser Goldfinch81%

Fall 61 species

  1. California Towhee89%
  2. Wrentit89%
  3. Black Phoebe87%
  4. House Finch86%
  5. Song Sparrow84%

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.