Dairy Mart Ponds
California · Southwest
About This Location
Dairy Mart Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 268 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Anna's Hummingbird among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Snowy Plover (Northern)
Anarhynchus nivosus
Hooded Oriole (nelsoni Group)
Icterus cucullatus
Downy x Nuttall's Woodpecker (hybrid)
Dryobates pubescens x nuttallii
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gadwall
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
Western Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black Phoebe
Cliff Swallow
Marsh Wren
Song Sparrow
Orange-crowned Warbler
Rock Pigeon
Common Gallinule
Clark's Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
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.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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