Birding spot · San Mateo County, California
Birding at Wavecrest Open Space Reserve: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Wavecrest Open Space Reserve are Red-tailed Hawk (88%), White-crowned Sparrow (86%), and White-tailed Kite (85%). It is busiest in spring, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (73 species). 124 species have been reported here across 872 complete checklists from 346 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 80 Jan 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Jan 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Jan 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jan 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Feb 1-7: low data (5 checklists) Feb 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Feb 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Feb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists) Mar 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Mar 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Mar 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Apr 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Apr 8-14: low data (5 checklists) Apr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Apr 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists May 1-7: low data (8 checklists) May 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists May 15-21: low data (7 checklists) May 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jun 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists) Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists) Jul 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Jul 15-21: low data (4 checklists) Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists) Aug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Aug 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Sep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Sep 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Oct 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Oct 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Oct 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Oct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 60 checklists Nov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Nov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Nov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Nov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 60 checklists Dec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Dec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Dec 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Dec 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Red-tailed Hawk 88% 2 White-crowned Sparrow 86% 3 White-tailed Kite 85% 4 Northern Harrier 84% 5 American Kestrel 80% 6 Common Raven 68% 7 Black Phoebe 62% 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 59% 9 Western Meadowlark 47% 10 California Towhee 45% 11 American Crow 45% 12 Say's Phoebe 42% 13 Yellow-rumped Warbler 40% 14 Savannah Sparrow 39% 15 House Finch 36% 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 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 .
Red-tailed Hawk88%
White-crowned Sparrow86%
White-tailed Kite85%
American Kestrel80%
Common Raven68%
Black Phoebe62%
Red-shouldered Hawk59%
Western Meadowlark47%
California Towhee45%
American Crow45%
Say's Phoebe42%
Yellow-rumped Warbler40%
Savannah Sparrow39%
House Finch36%