Finney Lake
California · Southwest
About This Location
Finney Lake is a productive birding destination in California, with 240 species recorded on eBird. This lake 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
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cinnamon Teal
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
White-winged Dove
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Clark's Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Cliff Swallow
Marsh Wren
White-faced Ibis
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Burrowing Owl
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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