Descanso Gardens
California · Southwest
About This Location
Descanso Gardens is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, and Band-tailed Pigeon 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
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Anna's Hummingbird x Selasphorus sp. (hybrid)
Calypte anna x Selasphorus sp.
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Anser caerulescens x rossii
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
White-throated Swift
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
American Crow
Oak Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Hooded Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
California Quail
Allen's Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Flycatcher
Northern House Wren
Bewick's Wren
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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