Pepperdine University ponds
California · Southwest
About This Location
Pepperdine University ponds is a productive birding destination in California, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Cackling Goose (Aleutian)
Branta hutchinsii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gadwall
Allen's Hummingbird
Killdeer
Elegant Tern
Royal Tern
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Western Flycatcher
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Bushtit
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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