Point Reyes - Drakes Estero
California · Southwest
About This Location
Point Reyes - Drakes Estero is a productive birding destination in California, with 213 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Gadwall, Mallard, and Bufflehead 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
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens)
Leiothlypis celata
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Surf Scoter
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Caspian Tern
Elegant Tern
Western Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Great Egret
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Common Raven
Marsh Wren
White-crowned Sparrow
California Quail
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch
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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