Imperial Valley - general area
California · Southwest
About This Location
Imperial Valley - general area is a productive birding destination in California, with 251 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts White-faced Ibis, Western Cattle-Egret, and Red-winged Blackbird among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
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
Gambel's Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Lesser Nighthawk
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Gull-billed Tern
White-faced Ibis
Green Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Common Raven
Verdin
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.
Amenities
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