New Brighton SB
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
New Brighton SB is a productive birding destination in California, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Surf Scoter, California Quail, and Eurasian Collared-Dove 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
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Song Sparrow (heermanni Group)
Melospiza melodia
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Surf Scoter
California Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Oak Titmouse
Birding Tips
- 1
Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.