Ogier Ponds
California · Southwest
About This Location
Ogier Ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 218 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts White-tailed Kite, Eurasian Collared-Dove, 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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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
California Quail
Wild Turkey
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
White-tailed Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
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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