Ferndale Bottoms
California · Southwest
About This Location
Ferndale Bottoms is a productive birding destination in California, with 224 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Barn Swallow
Savannah Sparrow
Brant
Western Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Harrier
American Goldfinch
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Black-bellied Plover
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Merganser
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
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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