Lake Merritt
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Lake Merritt is a productive birding destination in California, with 215 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Common Goldeneye, and Rock Pigeon 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
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican
American Crow
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.