Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
California · Southwest
About This Location
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary is a productive birding destination in California, with 202 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Wigeon, Mallard, and Northern Pintail 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
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Brant
Branta bernicla
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Willet
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Black Skimmer
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Black Phoebe
American Crow
House Sparrow
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
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