Camp Pendleton - Lake O'Neill
California · Southwest
About This Location
Camp Pendleton - Lake O'Neill is a productive birding destination in California, with 244 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Anna's Hummingbird, American Coot, and Great-tailed Grackle 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-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Downy x Nuttall's Woodpecker (hybrid)
Dryobates pubescens x nuttallii
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Eurasian Collared-Dove
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Cassin's Kingbird
Bell's Vireo
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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