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Birding spot · Yolo County, California

Birding at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (west): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (west) are Great Egret (83%), Red-winged Blackbird (83%), and Northern Shoveler (80%). It is busiest in winter, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early February (98 species). 176 species have been reported here across 1,443 complete checklists from 835 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJan 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsFeb 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 22-28: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsApr 22-30: 83 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsMay 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMay 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 61 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsSep 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 22-30: 95 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsNov 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 1-7: 83 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsDec 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 50 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. 1Great Egret83%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird83%
  3. 3Northern Shoveler80%
  4. 4American Coot80%
  5. 5Northern Harrier79%
  6. 6Northern Pintail73%
  7. 7Black Phoebe72%
  8. 8White-crowned Sparrow70%
  9. 9Western Meadowlark69%
  10. 10Cinnamon Teal69%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk65%
  12. 12Mallard65%
  13. 13Greater Yellowlegs64%
  14. 14Savannah Sparrow64%
  15. 15Marsh Wren64%

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.