Butterbredt Spring
California · Southwest
About This Location
Butterbredt Spring is a productive birding destination in California, with 242 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
California Quail
Mourning Dove
Costa's Hummingbird
Great Horned Owl
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Western Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
Black-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
California Towhee
Bullock's Oriole
Orange-crowned Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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