Del Mar Public Works
California · Southwest
About This Location
Del Mar Public Works is a productive birding destination in California, with 215 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Rock Pigeon, and Eurasian Collared-Dove 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
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Allen's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Snowy Egret
American Crow
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
House Sparrow
House Finch
California Towhee
Hooded Oriole
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Great Egret
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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