Morro Rock
California · Southwest
About This Location
Morro Rock is a productive birding destination in California, with 236 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Common Merganser, Western Gull, and California 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
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Nazca Booby
Sula granti
Scripps's Murrelet
Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Black-bellied Plover
Western Gull
Pelagic Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Long-billed Curlew
Pigeon Guillemot
Heermann's Gull
Brandt's Cormorant
White-crowned Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Surf Scoter
Black Oystercatcher
Peregrine Falcon
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
- 2
Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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