Imperial Dam
California · Southwest
About This Location
Imperial Dam is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 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
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Clark's Grebe
House Finch
Great-tailed Grackle
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Verdin
Marsh Wren
Gambel's Quail
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Virginia Rail
Pied-billed Grebe
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
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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