Albany Bulb
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Albany Bulb is a productive birding destination in California, with 222 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, and American Wigeon among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
American Coot
Spotted Sandpiper
Black Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Western Gull
Forster's Tern
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.