Legg Lake
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Legg Lake is a productive birding destination in California, with 250 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Hooded Merganser 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
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Allen's Hummingbird
Common Gallinule
American Coot
California Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
American White Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
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.