Los Penasquitos Lagoon - mouth & beach
California · Southwest
About This Location
Los Penasquitos Lagoon - mouth & beach is a productive birding destination in California, with 235 species recorded on eBird. This wetland and coastal habitat attracts Bonaparte's Gull, Willet, and Western Gull 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
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Surf Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Western Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Osprey
California Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bonaparte's Gull
Willet
California Towhee
Common Raven
Killdeer
American Kestrel
Birding Tips
- 1
Bring waterproof boots for marsh trails and muddy edges.
- 2
Scan the edges of open water for herons, egrets, and rails at dawn.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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