Natural Bridges SB
California · Southwest
About This Location
Natural Bridges SB is a productive birding destination in California, with 292 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Surf Scoter, and Anna's Hummingbird 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
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Black Swift (borealis)
Cypseloides niger
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Anna's Hummingbird
American Crow
Bewick's Wren
House Finch
Purple Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Great Horned Owl
Mallard
Allen's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Brandt's Cormorant
Great Egret
Western Flycatcher
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Western Bluebird
Song Sparrow
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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