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Birding spot · San Diego County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Torrey Pines State Reserve (south) are California Towhee (76%), Common Raven (62%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (62%). It is busiest in fall, when 52 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (63 species). 145 species have been reported here across 1,633 complete checklists from 1,009 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJan 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsFeb 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMar 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMar 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsApr 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsApr 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsMay 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMay 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMay 22-31: 40 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsAug 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsAug 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsDec 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 38 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 Towhee76%
  2. 2Common Raven62%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler62%
  4. 4Brown Pelican61%
  5. 5Wrentit58%
  6. 6House Finch50%
  7. 7Anna's Hummingbird48%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow47%
  9. 9Black Phoebe44%
  10. 10Western Gull44%
  11. 11Say's Phoebe40%
  12. 12Lesser Goldfinch33%
  13. 13Peregrine Falcon32%
  14. 14California Scrub-Jay29%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk29%

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 50 species

  1. California Towhee78%
  2. Common Raven65%
  3. Anna's Hummingbird62%
  4. Wrentit55%
  5. Brown Pelican55%

Spring 49 species

  1. California Towhee79%
  2. Common Raven75%
  3. Brown Pelican70%
  4. Wrentit67%
  5. Anna's Hummingbird53%

Summer 42 species

  1. California Towhee78%
  2. Wrentit69%
  3. Common Raven66%
  4. Mourning Dove52%
  5. Brown Pelican46%

Fall 52 species

  1. California Towhee78%
  2. Common Raven68%
  3. Wrentit68%
  4. House Finch52%
  5. Brown Pelican52%

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.