Moss Landing Marine Lab
California · Southwest
About This Location
Moss Landing Marine Lab is a productive birding destination in California, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, and American Coot 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
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Cocos Booby
Sula brewsteri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Killdeer
Snowy Plover
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Common Murre
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Sooty Shearwater
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
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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