John F. Kennedy Memorial Park
California · Southwest
About This Location
John F. Kennedy Memorial Park is a productive birding destination in California, with 220 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Common Goldeneye 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
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Marsh Wren
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Finch
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Gadwall
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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