Los Gatos Creek County Park and Oka Ponds
California · Southwest
Easy
October-May
About This Location
Los Gatos Creek County Park and Oka Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian and urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Gadwall, and Mallard 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
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Spatula discors x clypeata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Song Sparrow (heermanni Group)
Melospiza melodia
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
California Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.