WhenToBird

Birding spot · Yolo County, California

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area are Great Egret (85%), Red-winged Blackbird (83%), and Northern Harrier (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 106 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (116 species). 226 species have been reported here across 2,593 complete checklists from 995 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsJan 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 15-21: 105 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJan 22-31: 97 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 22-28: 91 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 1-7: 93 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsApr 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsApr 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsApr 22-30: 116 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsMay 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 8-14: 108 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsJul 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsJul 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsAug 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsAug 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsAug 22-31: 85 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsSep 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 102 checklistsSep 8-14: 81 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsOct 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsOct 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsNov 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 22-30: 94 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 76 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 Egret85%
  2. 2Red-winged Blackbird83%
  3. 3Northern Harrier81%
  4. 4Northern Shoveler80%
  5. 5American Coot78%
  6. 6White-crowned Sparrow76%
  7. 7Black Phoebe75%
  8. 8Northern Pintail73%
  9. 9Savannah Sparrow72%
  10. 10Marsh Wren70%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk70%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron68%
  13. 13Greater Yellowlegs68%
  14. 14Mallard67%
  15. 15Cinnamon Teal66%

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.