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.
Location
Loading map...
Live Bird Data
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Common Gallinule
Hutton's Vireo
Cinnamon Teal
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
American Wigeon
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Western Gull
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
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.
Amenities
More in California
California Birding Guide
Complete guide to birding in California →